U.S. Helicopters filmed firing into crowd of civilians

[Undertoad]

tw, I do believe that both Iraq and Afghanistan are worsening. Newsweek's report this week was pretty bad. The details listed in this massive PDF from the Center for Strategic and International Studies are sobering. We don't know whether this is part of a change in operations as control shifts from the Americans to the Iraqis. But it's not good in any case.

However, I will always refuse to play any sort of "Ooh, I told you so" game with you because:

A) It's uncivil;

B) you would lose, because you have a lot more predictions on the boards and, like mine, 50% of yours are wrong;

C) you refuse to read my posts clearly and continue to unfairly characterize me with whatever stereotype you have of me in your head;

D) it discourages future conjecture, which is kinda what this place is all about.