Fri Sep 17, 2021, 02:10 PM
WarGamer (7,859 posts)
Friday News Dump...WSJ reporting US Military confirms details of drone attack last month
10 Afghan civilians killed, including 7 children and the target escaped.
Unfortunately, Milley called it a "righteous strike" last month. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-acknowledges-kabul-drone-strike-killed-10-civilians-including-seven-children-11631905653
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Author | Time | Post |
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WarGamer | Sep 2021 | OP |
orleans | Sep 2021 | #1 | |
WarGamer | Sep 2021 | #2 | |
orleans | Sep 2021 | #3 | |
Treefrog | Sep 2021 | #5 | |
Treefrog | Sep 2021 | #8 | |
TheProle | Sep 2021 | #10 | |
Treefrog | Sep 2021 | #4 | |
WarGamer | Sep 2021 | #6 | |
Treefrog | Sep 2021 | #7 | |
TheProle | Sep 2021 | #9 | |
TheProle | Sep 2021 | #11 |
Response to WarGamer (Original post)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 02:12 PM
orleans (31,919 posts)
1. wcpt's joan esposito just started her show with this
saying the car we bombed was not filled with explosives but instead ...
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Response to orleans (Reply #1)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 02:13 PM
WarGamer (7,859 posts)
2. Unreal and why were they blowing smoke up our collective asses re: the strike?
Response to WarGamer (Reply #2)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 02:20 PM
orleans (31,919 posts)
3. ...
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Response to WarGamer (Reply #2)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 03:08 PM
Treefrog (4,170 posts)
5. Uhhh, I dunno.
See Vietnam…
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Response to WarGamer (Reply #2)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 03:27 PM
Treefrog (4,170 posts)
8. Sorry, but I bet this thread sinks fast.
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Response to Treefrog (Reply #8)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 04:20 PM
TheProle (1,233 posts)
10. If it does, it will be highly disappointing.
Response to WarGamer (Original post)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 03:07 PM
Treefrog (4,170 posts)
4. Very sad.
Unfortunately, I had a feeling this was the case as soon as the NYT was on it.
Funny to see the pretzels some are twisting into here to avoid the ugly truth. |
Response to Treefrog (Reply #4)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 03:10 PM
WarGamer (7,859 posts)
6. War is truly ugly.
I've spent the last 50 years studying history and wars in general...
And the closer we get to today, the fewer reasons I see for war. I mean, it's not the same as when Charles, King of the Franks defeated the Umayyad Caliphate at the Battle of Tours in 732 to prevent the Muslim takeover of Europe or WW2... War may have been necessary at one time but in our current interconnected world... I can't think of much of a reason for war today. |
Response to WarGamer (Reply #6)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 03:21 PM
Treefrog (4,170 posts)
7. Well, I agree.
WW1 was called the war to end all wars for a reason.
We could go into the silliness of HenryVIII and his ridiculous wars against France… So ironic. |
Response to WarGamer (Original post)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 04:06 PM
TheProle (1,233 posts)
9. "So it goes"
Response to WarGamer (Original post)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 04:26 PM
TheProle (1,233 posts)
11. Terrorists taken out by "righteous strike":
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![]() Several children were among those killed following a US drone strike in Kabul: Pictured, at top from left: Farzad, age 9, Faisal, age 10, Zemaray, age 40, Zamir, age 20 Bottom, from left: Naseer, age 30, Binyamen, age 3, Armin, age 4, Sumaya, age 2. |