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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama expressed "deep regret" to his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai for the deaths of nine civilians killed in a coalition air strike, officials said Thursday.
Karzai says those who died were young children out collecting firewood and has warned that international troops in Afghanistan face "huge problems" if the "daily killing of innocent civilians" does not stop.
During their hour-long conversation via video teleconference Wednesday, Obama and Karzai "agreed that such incidents undermine our shared efforts in fighting terrorism," the White House
President Barack Obama expressed "deep regret"
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by DimensionalDetective
President Barack Obama expressed "deep regret"
So I'm guessing this was after HE authorized the increase in drone attacks..
What a worthy Peace Prize winner...
Originally posted by mugger
I actually stick to AOL and Fox for political views, but if this was Bush???? The mMedia would be pouncing.edit on 3-3-2011 by mugger because: (no reason given)
do you know of any other way to half-ass fight a war.
the alternative is to send an actual troop to engage the enemy.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by randomname
do you know of any other way to half-ass fight a war.
the alternative is to send an actual troop to engage the enemy.
Well at least them troops could identify the enemy rather than just killing innocent women and children..
Or are US troops more worthy of life than ME civilians???
Originally posted by DimensionalDetective
reply to post by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
You can bet that if a clause were ever adopted that required every figurehead and leader to serve on the frontline in battle along with the peasants they so eagerly sacrifice...
Originally posted by DimensionalDetective
Outside of Bush Senior, NONE of the corporate and bankster installed puppets in the last 4-5 decades have really served in intense combat. They are all pencil pushing bureaucrats serving extremely vested interests.
Buncha armchair quarterbacks and telephone tough-guys directing everyone else to shed blood while they hide in safety.