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2009-05-05 Afghanistan

Afghan Officials: Civilians Killed in U.S.-Led Airstrike

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-05-05 15:49|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Upping the deader count so they can get a bigger payoff. This is a racket they know how to play.

Posted by remoteman 2009-05-05 17:59|| 2009-05-05 17:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, I suspect what happened is the Taliban 'tipped' the Americans that the targetted buildings were where the Taliban were, in order to get a bunch of civilians killed for the PR. They've done it before, and we haven't figured out how to tell when we're being played for suckers.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2009-05-05 19:04|| 2009-05-05 19:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Kill them all and the problem will go away. I have no sympathy with people who would sell their own mother for an additional fifteen cents.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-05-05 19:41|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-05-05 19:41|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree with old patriot , kill every damn last one of them

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-05-05 20:48|| 2009-05-05 20:48|| Front Page Top

#5 what have these ppl did for the world for them too last ? not a damn thing, been there 29,000 years and haven't developed not a damn thing yet besides a rug

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-05-05 20:50|| 2009-05-05 20:50|| Front Page Top

#6 We killed more than a couple civilians here in order to destroy the enemy. I don't think anyone then would have chosen to skip the engagement to remove the enemy in and among the civilians to avoid such casualties. In fifty years, the officials in Kabul can be just as ungrateful.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-05-05 22:00|| 2009-05-05 22:00|| Front Page Top

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