Posted on 10/03/2015 7:29:06 AM PDT by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
KABUL, Afghanistan — A United States airstrike appeared to have badly damaged a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan city of Kunduz early Saturday, killing at least nine hospital staff members and wounding dozens, including patients and staff.
The United States military, in a statement, confirmed the 2:15 a.m. airstrike, saying that it had been targeting individuals “who were threatening the force” and that “there may have been collateral damage to a nearby medical facility.”
Accounts differed as to whether there had been fighting around the hospital that might have precipitated the strike. Two hospital employees, an aide who was wounded in the bombing and a nurse who emerged unscathed, said that there had been no active fighting nearby and no Taliban fighters inside the hospital.
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Putin’s bombing terrorists.
Obama’s bombing doctors.
Killing Doctors without Borders personnel in a hospital is grossly inept. However, it is doubtful that we’ll see those heart rending photos of civilian deaths that our newspapers ran after our government accused the Russians of bombing civilians in Syria this week.
The 0bama regime will now be further restricing our military.
If you set up shop in a war zone, you take your chances.
I feel badly for the pilot...
Someone up line screwed up badly...someone in the command structure approved the strike...
I find it hard to believe the military targeted a hospital on purpose...
Reports now sayng this attack went on for 30 minutes to an hour even while the facility was communicating that it was a hospital
Hanging around terrorists in war zone carries its own special set of dangers. Doctors without borders are a nest of spies, and not just U.S spies.
I think it was Rush talking just the other day about NO stories of collateral damage from the Russian bombing and how there would be 24/7 coverage of any from American bombing.
Hmmm. Does he have ESPN or something?
It’s all good, though, the US uses smart bombs.
Well that sure blows that if you like your Dr you can keep him crap to hell
Damn. Just, Damn. :(
“Putin’s bombing terrorists.
Obama’s bombing doctors.”
Well stated...why should we claim the moral high ground, again?
Barack was told that there was a group of pro-life, limited government Jews meeting at that location and he gave the order.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
This is getting uglier by the minute
MSF claims Nato/ US had its GPS coordinates for months most recently this week and the attack went on for an hour even as they communicated urgently they were under attack
UN may investigate for war crimes
Bad day for some American pilot who,was fed bad targeting information
This is getting uglier by the minute
MSF claims Nato/ US had its GPS coordinates for months most recently this week and the attack went on for an hour even as they communicated urgently they were under attack
UN may investigate for war crimes
Bad day for some American pilot who,was fed bad targeting information
I have not heard one word about this disaster on TV!!! NOT ONE!! WHY??
Because our media is now the new TASS.
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