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After a night of clashes in the neighborhood, the Americans fired at least three "precision-guided munitions" at the small building next door to the hospital. Neighbors said the building was used as a place of prayer for pilgrims, hospital employees and neighborhood residents, but the military identified it as a command center for the Shiite militias that it is battling.
Haider Abbas, 10, was brought to the hospital with what appeared to be a gaping hole in his back and shrapnel injuries.
Originally posted by West Coast
HMM, I wonder why terrorist were out hiding near a hospital?
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Originally posted by West Coast
HMM, I wonder why terrorist were out hiding near a hospital?
To generate headlines and shape opinions (when and if it was taken out) such as the one displayed by the OP. Mission accomplished, those weapons are very precise but also very powerful; there will be damage to the hospital and nearby automobiles/people when the enemy building is destroyed.
Originally posted by West Coast
HMM, I wonder why terrorist were out hiding near a hospital? Could it be because they were using innocent iraqis as human shields?
Originally posted by WestPoint23
reply to post by Equinox99
Seeing as how a Military and combat point of view will not suffice in this case, I'll use common sense instead.
Your logic is flawed. You are advocating allowing criminal perpetrators free reign and a continuation of mass murder, chaos and problems, since there is a likelihood of minimal unintended casualties in the event of an attack? That's logically absurd, and even more morally repulsive than striving to achieve minimal risk to others while eliminating the criminals.
[edit on 4-5-2008 by WestPoint23]
Originally posted by SteveR
The only mass-murder, chaos and problems are the ones caused by indiscriminate smart bombing.
Originally posted by SteveR
Notice the contradiction there? Seems we hit the wrong target.. again.
Originally posted by RabbitChaser
They know full well by now that Americans will NOT shy away due to possible "collateral damage"
yes, you can blame them for their tactics, but it is, ultimately, U.S. who are doing the actual killing of the civilians; not the "insurgents."
I see you don't question Americas "tactics" here... why is that?
Originally posted by AnAbsoluteCreation
This is the most conveniently used, yet categorically absurd points of view I stumble across. Breaking News, 100 civilians killed. "It's those terrorist using civilian shields again." Come on! Stop firing shots into crowds of civilians and we won't have this problem.
AAC