[OOPS] Wedding mistaken for Al Qaeda convoy, 15 bodies charred to death

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oops, i did it again

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I'm not that innocent

 

If this is a drone strike...

 

Terrible if true. I also think that the leftists would have been outraged if this had happened under Bush?

 

thats pretty classless basso

 

As a leftist I'm outraged. I'm also not surprised by either the fact we did it or that no one seems to care. It's been par for the course for America since forever. American lives are just worth more while the lives of enemies and people living in enemy areas are worth chaff. Be thankful you aren't living in a politically powerless enemy state or we would snuff your life out and the lives of your loved ones in an instant and not even bat an eye.

We are all at fault because over and over again we buy into the symbolic evocation of threats. Anyone who doesn't reject the demonization of Muslims is perhaps more responsible than average, but we are all guilty. And once it falls out of grace to demonize this perceived threat, we will stop snuffing their lives out and move on to the next enemy which captures the popular anxiety dejure.

 

http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/deaths-of-17-some-at-wedding-party-fuel-anger-at-us-drone-campaign-1.257577

 

OR ...

 

So, better for 12 innocent people to die than for 5 who are maybe, possibly, "involved" with Al Qaeda survive? Isn't that pretty much what Ben Franklin was driving at?

 

That's what you get for not supporting gay marriage in Obama's world.

 

"Just sprinkle some crack on them. . . .oops they Arab so sprinkle some Al-Queda on them" - paraphrased Chappelle

Rocket River

 

Never said anything like that. I was giving information that differed from the original post. The original article posted claimed the drone bombed the group they did not intend to. This article suggests the drone may have hit exactly who they intended to.

Certainly wasn't suggesting this was a good thing.

 

I hate the utter disregard for the safety of non-US citizens. Collateral damage is not and should not be tolerable!
Unfortunately, the situation isn't that black and white... there really are no winners or right actions here.