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Originally Posted by Rdr4evr
The checkpoint issue aside, these people murdered innocent women and children; there is no justification for killing unarmed civilians. As Massey says, it is "trigger happy US troops" firing at innocent bystanders, there is absolutely no reason to fire at a GROUP of UNARMED protesters and bystanders because of one stray bullet.
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Sure there is. It's been well documented that some Iraqis used women and children as "human shields" while firing on American troops. Are American troops supposed to allow themselves to be killed rather than shoot the people that are providing cover for their attackers?