[smith288]

He put himself in the position of that age old journalistic question:

"Would I tell my own countries army that the enemy is on the other side of the hill?"

Well, this guy became an American and a survivor (even if for selfish reasons) when he was in this very situation. Im glad he did what he did (pointing out snipers), he may have saved precious lives.

[Exigence]

Well, this guy became an American and a survivor (even if for selfish reasons) when he was in this very situation. Im glad he did what he did (pointing out snipers), he may have saved precious lives.

I think embedding the reporters was genius because it forced them to decide that they are Americans first and reporters second. Honest reporters have always known this, but now the ideologues are having to face this fact as well.