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Originally Posted by lookout123
here is the thing - we weren't there. we don't know how or why things went down the way the did. we are relying on the reporting that is made available to us. each person has an agenda.
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The whole point of the thread is that this time, it was caught on film. Any viewer can see that the people milling about had NO visible weapons. They DID NOT fire at the helicopters when they appeared. Unless you want to try to leverage an absurd argument that tape is digitally altered with special effects, then we DO know these facts to be true. We DO know there was no warning from the U.S. helicopters. We don't have to ask anybody, we can see it for ourselves.
Tell me if you disagree with this statement, and if so, why?: In a residential area, when no weapons are visible, and there is no incoming fire... the crowd
must be assumed to be comprised of civilians, and every effort should be made to disperse them before firing until/unless a threat is encountered.
I don't think the problem is that soldiers have a blood lust... I don't think they are motivated by hatred to murder innocent people. It's just a passive disregard for human life, and a war policy which supports that. This is evidenced by the filmed attack, many other unnecessary civilian casualties, the infamous prison photos, etc., etc. ad nauseum.
"If they appear to be Musilims, blow them up, because they
might be enemies! Remember, today's survivor is tomorrow's insurgent, so leave none alive!"