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Originally Posted by DJ Happy
A number of friendly fire incidents have been blamed on US forces being under the influence of amphetamines, which although increase alertness and reduce fatigue (while under the influence) also severely impair judgment and rationality:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/ne...406-iraq02.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanista...868547,00.html
I don't believe this could merely be blamed on a communication breakdown. Even if the troops didn't know that Sgrena was on the road, there is a procedure they have to follow. They can't just go around shooting at anything that moves. I do think that this was a mistake, but there have been too many mistakes like this one. Only this time it involved people other than some Iraqis, who nobody seems to care about anyway. |
Your articles both refer to pilot incidents of Friendly fire. Where are the reports of drugs and fratricide from the boys on the ground?
Why could it have not been a communication error? Most deaths from friendly fire are just that. Communications errors. Having been through a "communication error." And lived. Which is more than I can say for two of our other troops. I can tell you they do occur more often than reported. But none of the infantry units I have been with tolerate the use of drugs. This might be accepted with the fly boys. But not on the ground in the RA. I cannot understand how you feel we do not care about the Iraqi's. Nice try.. but I won't jump.
