Consider the air strike which killed dozens of innocent Afghan civilians last week. Of course it was an accident and I understand the need to have destroyed the trucks…
I’m not sure there was a need to destroy the trucks. In a war that (if it is to be won) is going to be won by ‘hearts-and-minds’ this was clearly a disaster for the coalition forces.
From the Guardian report:
“…the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said coalition air-strikes were responsible for nearly a third of the 1,013 civilian deaths during the first half of the year.”
So 300 civilian dead during the first half of the year just from air-strikes and the war in Afghanistan has been going on since 2001.
What was the total death toll of 9/11 and the London and Madrid bombings? (3236 I checked.)
The ‘enemy’ may be being indoctrinated by extremists…..but we’re not exactly helping ourselves are we?
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