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Originally Posted by Lasereth
That argument may be true but it's out of the context of this video. The people they shot were not trying to kill them, they were walking down a road. But they wanted to kill them anyway. Wanting to kill a human just to kill them...sorry but war or no war, that's fucked up. Wanting to kill Nazis or wanting to drop a nuke after Pearl Harbor is different than wanting to kill people walking down a road that are just...walking down a road.
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The comment is exactly within the context of the video. There were ground troops taking small arms fire in the area. The people in the aircraft may not have been in danger but that doesn't mean nobody else was in danger either.
I mean, what were they supposed to wait for? Actual fire from the suspected RPG, confirmation from the troops on the ground for each individual or group firing at them? Doesn't seem like a very good way to keep your friends from dying.
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God, I can't understand why trained soldiers would want to engage people that look like the enemy.
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I think this is one of the most critical points. What do you suppose actual insurgents look like before they open fire? I have more than a hunch it's exactly like those folks who were shot in the video.
I'm not saying it's not a tragic situation, it most certainly is. I'm also not saying they shouldn't be subject to some sort of legal action for what occurred, but I don't think their actions were unreasonable under the circumstances.