CNN Sells Out American Troops....AGAIN

Cell phone images are providing evidence that a large number of civilians may have been mistakenly killed by U.S. troops operating in Afghanistan last month, two NATO officials said Sunday.

The Afghan government, a United Nations review and other reports from the region state that as many as 90 civilians were killed in an August 22 airstrike, but the Pentagon has adamantly disputed the death toll.

Another U.S. military official, who has seen the cell phone imagery but asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said Monday there were about 30 bodies, some covered and some in blankets.

There were "several children who appear to be pulled from the rubble," he said.

US troops kill innocent children?!!?  Run it on the front page! Oh, and to be fair, we'll include "the truth"....I suppose.

The coalition investigation found that U.S. and Afghan forces began taking fire from Taliban militants as the forces approached the target in the early hours of August 22.

"The intensity of the enemy fire justified use of well-aimed small-arms fire and close-air support to defend the combined force," the coalition said in a statement released shortly after the strike. "The type and application of fires were used in accordance with existing rules of engagement."

Mullah Sadiq, a known Taliban commander, was among the militants killed, the coalition said.

A U.S. military official, who declined to be named because the investigation is ongoing, cast doubt on reports that the strike killed civilians gathered in a room, reciting Quranic verses at 1 a.m.

Regarding reports that most of the 90 deaths were children, the official said there were not 50 children in the entire village.

The airstrike was on a legitimate target, he said, noting that coalition forces found a weapons cache -- including AK-47s, 4,000 rounds of ammunition and bomb-making materials -- as well as thousands of dollars in U.S. currency.

That little tidbit of truth, is literally 7/8ths the way down the article.  US troops were coming under fire, they fired back and neutralized the threat.

Children died.  Yes, it is tragic, and we do everything we can do minimize civilian deaths.  I can only imagine what soldiers go through when they inadvertently kill a child.  However, the fact remains, that a Taliban insurgent fired upon US soldiers first, and he's the only one to blame for this tragedy.

And if there's only 50 children in the village, where did the other 40 come from?

Let's put blame where it rightfully belongs....with the Taliban.

If a man shot at a police officer, and the officer fired back and hit a child, who would you blame?

 

Travis

travis@rightwinglunatic.com