Dead Kids and the Cost of Doing Business
Published by BG on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 11:11 AM.From the comments responding to Human Head's post about children as civilian casualties:
Verbosities - Comments
Two days later...
NBC: Attack that killed kids targeted al-Qaida leader - MSNBC.com
Just making sure we're all clear on what happened, that's all...
Verbosities - Comments
Funny how you ignore this part of the article.
"We are truly sorry for the innocent lives lost in this attack," said Army Major Chris Belcher, a coalition spokesman, in a statement. "We had surveillance on the compound all day and saw no indications there were children inside the building."
The statement said children who survived Sunday's raid said insurgents had forced pupils to stay inside the madrasa. The White House accused the Taliban of using human shields."
Of course, that may make the terrorists look bad. -- StB -- 06.18.07 - 8:59 pm
Two days later...
NBC: Attack that killed kids targeted al-Qaida leader - MSNBC.com
According to several officials, and contrary to previous statements, the U.S. military knew there were children at the compound but considered the target of such high value it was worth the risk of potential collateral damage.
Just making sure we're all clear on what happened, that's all...
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