[TADSLOS]

Apparently, it is your opinion that I cannot share my opinion unless I was there. I assume you were there then or is that just your opinion?

No, I wasn't there and I'm not armchair generaling and second guessing that commanders deliberately made the decisions you claim to save their careers as a statement of FACT, either. That's my point.

Officers didn’t want to jeopardize their careers more than they didn’t want their men to die.

Entered as a statement of fact- NOT an opinion.

Again, how do you come to your conclusion of stated fact? Are you part of the team that is investigating the incident?

[GourmetDan]

My point is that troops on the ground said that artillery would not endanger civilians and commanders (who weren’t there) ruled otherwise. 4 good Marines died because of that decision.

And now you are reduced to insisting that I made a statement of fact after you said I couldn’t share my opinion unless I was there. Obviously you recognized my statement as opinion first and are now arguing it was presented as fact?

Let me guess, you must be (have been) a commander, right?

[cizinec]

How about a little insight into where Gen. McChrystal gets his advice.

Troubling to say the least.