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Calum:
i never thought "operation iraqi liberation", or as we out here in the free world call it THE WAR, was a good idea, but now our troops are in their surely it's their duty to hurry up and wrap it up as soon as possible and get out fast?

apparently not:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/dailybriefi...,927233,00.html

 
quote:The invasion forces suffered another self-inflicted disaster in the battle for hearts and minds yesterday when soldiers from the US 3rd infantry division shot dead Iraqi seven women and children.

The incident occurred on Route 9, near Najaf, when a car carrying 13 women and children approached a checkpoint.

A US military spokesman says the soldiers motioned the vehicle to stop but their signals were ignored. However, according to the Washington Post, Captain Ronny Johnson, who was in charge of the checkpoint, blamed his own troops for ignoring orders to fire a warning shot.

"You just f***ing killed a family because you didn't fire a warning shot soon enough!", he reportedly yelled at them.
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so, anybody got any idea how they could kill less innocents and get the job finished fast? why not write to your local representative too with your ideas?

Pantso:
I wish that this were the only incident were innocent civilians got killed in this unjust war. Apparently though, that is not the case, since the US air-fighters bombed a hospital in Baghdad today. A few days ago they also bombed a market place in Baghdad and killed tens and hundreds of children and civilians.

I'm aware that in the UK, images of dismembered or burnt to death children, are not allowed to be broadcasted on national television. I'm also aware that this is the case in the United States as well.

However, here in Greece we see such pictures every day and believe me, it's not a beautiful sight when you see burnt to death children piled up out there on the streets.

I'm certain that many soldiers have died in this madness as well, which also makes me sad, since they really died for NOTHING. There is no honour for a soldier to die in an unjust battle.

Sadly, this will go on for more days, weeks or even months and who knows how many more people will get killed during the battles there. The only question I can ask in this case is why?

[ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: Panos ]

rtgwbmsr:

quote:Originally posted by Calum: crusader for peace & freedom:
Why not write to your local representative too with your ideas?
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Because my representatives don't give a shit, won't reply, and god forbid they do, it would take years. The war will hopefully be over by then.

Kintaro:
I actually cant think of a better way, unjust my ass, saddam needs to be stopped, it is unjust that civillians are getting killed, but then saddam kills thousands a year to cover his tracks.

My thought on the war: /dev/null]

I have no thought on the war.

Stryker:
the commander was full of shit. They are told to give a warning (a sign, or verbally), and if they dont stop then shoot. They are not instructed to give warning shots. It's too bad that they died, very sad indeed. But they were in the wrong and they had it coming. If someone tells you to stop, and they are holding guns being backed up by an army, you stop. This was one of the few just killing of civilians. There's no way to tell who or what was in that trick. They could have had a bomb in there. And if they did find a bomb, everyone would shut up about the event and be happy. Bah. i'm done, need food.

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