U.S. military leaves Aussie for dead

[sabra]

Source: AdelaideNow

An Australian private security operator was left for dead by American forces after he was seriously wounded during an ambush in southern Iraq.
The US refused to provide a helicopter to evacuate the wounded man after being told he was Australian.

The Queensland man, who suffered severe leg and abdominal injuries, was delivered to Basra air base by a British road convoy more than seven hours after the attack.

The June 25 attack near the town of Al Zubair, 15km southwest of Basra, was carried out by at least six gunmen and involved roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.

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The security operator underwent surgery at a British military hospital and was later evacuated out of Iraq.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22097390-5006301,00.html

[Coventina]

1. Hmmm...was it because he was a merc?

Or are US soldiers so battle-fatigued they just don't care anymore?

on edit: I don't know the answer, I'm just pondering out loud here.

[DS1]

2. Cruel, possibly, but why should the US military pick up any contractor?

Shouldn't that be up to the company that sent him out on a mission?

[glitch]

3. No room for compassion in Bushworld. Even mercs deserve compassion, if not for them then for the

ones giving it.

[INDIA]

4. "Even mercs deserve compassion"

Certainly not on this Website. Yeesh.

[glitch]

6. It's been a valuable tool for our survival as a species. Because the other side doesn't honor it

is no reason for our side to throw it away.

[roamer65]

5. This isn't gonna play well in Australia.

Expect greater anti-Americanism down under.