Why were the troops even put in danger? Where are the dang B52s? Rummy is as much responsible for this as that young Marine.
Great...just flatten the city with B-52s? I think a nuke would have been cheaper and more likely to be sure to kill all civilians and any insurgents trying to escape. </sarc>
you are so out to lunch. Rummy cannot arrange to have every enemy over there dead so we just walk in. HOw can you even imagine that. And the soldier is a soldier doing what they do in battle. Why would you blame either. A bulletin to you,,war is hell, things happen in war, it is not like a raid on a crack house, marines get killed, they know that and they take action before it happens if they are good and lucky. The person who is responsible for this is the guy who dared to act like an outlaw and take part in an insurgency against a lawful government. Period.
"Why were the Marines put in danger?" !!
What planet did you just drop to earth from??? They're MARINES!! It's their JOB to be put into danger -- so WE can live without facing DANGER ever DANGED day!
What DERANGED ideas you have!!! Get real.