This has been happening since the beginning of the war... stray bullets, 'off-target' ballistics and explosive. Lots of dead Iraqi children on Americas account, that's for sure.

And no, that is not an 'anti-American' statement. It's the truth. Deal with it people.

During Vietnam, civilians (sometimes women and children) would observe trails for the VC. They were called trail watchers.

It's been proven that the enemy in Iraq will use women and children to carry out their attacks. They know that if one of their trail watchers is killed, the media will be up in arms over US military shooting "civilians".

Originally posted by Rockpuck
Sounds justified to me..

Terrible that it happened, but its war.. and in war terrible things happen.

You know nothing of war. Statements like this are not only transparent but disgusting.

'Bad things happen in war.' To who? You? Hardly. Bad things happen to other people and you sit at your computer and shrug 'Oh well, she was acting suspicious. Sounds reasonable to me.'

Sickening.

Originally posted by jerico65
During Vietnam, civilians (sometimes women and children) would observe trails for the VC. They were called trail watchers.

Hey great. So now the pro-military pro-war people are finally admitting that we are in another Vietnam?

Seems to me we have been protesting this war from the beginning because we did not want another Vietnam . All we ever heard was 'this is totally different from Vietnam.'

Now something like this happens and look at the diatribe. Look at the shamelessness. Listen to the excuses.

Stop excusing the death of women and children and start acting like men. Pitiful.

Yes it has been happening since the onset of this war. And I am almost positive it has happened in wars past. It still does not make it right.
I know it is not unheard of that children are used in such a manner, but how do you justify shooting her over suspicion? So with that logic, every child on the side of the road that lifts their hands, you must kill them. I guess it must mean the soldier was right in just shooting first because he "thought" she had other intentions.
And unfortunately incidents like these are not something that I can just get over. As NWOver stated, absolutely disgusting. It is disgusting on both sides of the argument. Children being used in such a manner, and soldiers just shooting in a reaction to a possible "hunch" they may have.
The article states that they felt she did not pose a threat as that of a suicide bomber. If she was signaling to someone else, why didn't they turn their attention in the direction they thought she was signaling and look for someone else?

[edit on 3/12/2008 by palehorse23]

Originally posted by Rockpuck
Sitting in YOUR computer chair playing the bleeding heart liberal out to save the world one childish post at a time is just as good.

What does one's political affiliation have anything to do with being disgusted with a 10 year girl being shot? Figures it would come out you are another staunch republican refusing to look at the horrors being committed in Iraq.