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Originally Posted by joeb1
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.  |
If it is distributed to pilots, then why wouldn't it be distributed to ground troops? I know there is no evidence that they were definitely under the influence, but given the above, how can you say that it is definitely out of the question?
If it you're blaming it on a communication breakdown, you're implying that everyone who uses the roads in Iraq has to inform the US troops of their movements. I don't see how that is plausible.