Afghan Boys Killed by NATO Copter | Drudge Retort

Saturday, March 02, 2013

Afghan Boys Killed by NATO Copter

Two boys out collecting firewood with their donkeys were killed by weapons fired from a NATO helicopter, Afghan and American military officials announced Saturday. Brothers Toor Jan, 11, and Andul Wodood, 12, were walking behind their donkeys in Oruzgan Province when they were fired upon in the mistaken belief they were insurgents. The donkeys were killed as well. "I offer my personal apology and condolences to the family of the boys who were killed," said Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the new American commander in Afghanistan. "We take full responsibility for this tragedy."

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QUESTION? Imagine for a moment you were living in a sovereign nation while foreigners and outsiders could fire at will and kill your family and others not for crimes, but because they were at the wrong place, and exactly how you would feel and how you would tolerate it?

We in America have lost the ability to empathize with others and understand how we would feel if the situation was reversed.

#1 | Posted by Robson at 2013-03-02 07:41 PM | Reply | Flag:

"We take full responsibility for this tragedy."

Mm hmm. I bet nobody involved in these murders, killings if you prefer, will be reprimanded in any way.

Any takers?

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2013-03-02 08:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

That's really tough.

#3 | Posted by matsop at 2013-03-02 08:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

I wonder how much cash Karzai will want this time?

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2013-03-02 09:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Mm hmm. I bet nobody involved in these murders, killings if you prefer, will be reprimanded in any way."

I had a buddy (F-16 pilot) who tracked an insurgent carrying an RPG for a while waiting for him to commit a hostile act. After tracking him for a length of time, the insurgent took his RPG off his shoulder, unrolled it, and began praying on it.

My buddy ended up deciding that a prayer rug did not constitute a lethal weapon and returned to base.

#5 | Posted by madbomber at 2013-03-02 11:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

#5 efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2013-03-02 11:46 PM | Reply | Flag:

Kind of strange that an attack helicopter would not have been able to make a better target ID.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2013-03-03 01:37 AM | Reply | Flag:

"We in America have lost the ability to empathize with others and understand how we would feel if the situation was reversed."

Very true. Our president calls taxes 'investments.'

#8 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-03-03 02:27 AM | Reply | Flag:

This is a sad and tragic loss of innocent life. If piloted helicopter crews could not make a positive ID on a target.. just imagine what will happen when the A160 Hummingbird takes to combat.. controlled from so man child that's great with Nintendo.

#9 | Posted by SamSpade at 2013-03-03 11:47 AM | Reply | Flag:

"...just imagine what will happen when the A160 Hummingbird takes to combat.. controlled from so man child that's great with Nintendo."

Probably won't make much difference.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2013-03-03 12:52 PM | Reply | Flag:

My buddy ended up deciding that a prayer rug did not constitute a lethal weapon ...

Your friend is obviously not a conservative.

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A160 Hummingbird takes to combat..

Hopefully, the Hummingbird will at least stay off bennies and know where it is. That'll eliminate at least some "friendly fire" deaths.

#11 | Posted by northguy3 at 2013-03-03 01:41 PM | Reply | Flag:

They've pretty much scrapped the A160 project anyway.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2013-03-03 01:53 PM | Reply | Flag:

There are no "mistakes" when you have been militarily engaged inside another country for 12 years.

#13 | Posted by kamakiri at 2013-03-04 09:47 AM | Reply | Flag:

Imagine how bad things would be if we didn't have a Noble Peace Prize winner as CIC.

#14 | Posted by Sully at 2013-03-04 09:55 AM | Reply | Flag:

"I offer my personal apology and condolences to the family of the boys who were killed," said Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the new American commander in Afghanistan. "We take full responsibility for this tragedy."

Oh, I bet that made the families of these murdered kids feel much better.

We should kill their families as well.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2013-03-04 08:15 PM | Reply | Flag:

Imagine how bad things would be if we didn't have a Noble Peace Prize winner as CIC.
#14 | POSTED BY SULLY AT 2013-03-04 09:55 AM |

So, Obama is responsible for our involvement in Afghanistan?

or are you saying the post 2009 war on Afghanistan is a better than pre 2009 war on Afghanistan?

Or are you using the death of the two kids as a shot at Obama?

Not your best retort Sully.

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2013-03-04 08:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

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