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U.S. Military Acknowledges Kabul Drone Strike Killed 10 Civilians, Including Seven Children. The airstrike failed to hit suspected Islamic State militant, as Pentagon first said it had
Wall Street Journal ^ | September 17, 2021 | Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold

Posted on 09/17/2021 12:29:23 PM PDT by karpov

WASHINGTON—The U.S. military said Friday that it mistakenly killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, when it launched a drone strike on a car in Kabul last month, and missed its actual target, militants who were thought to have a car bomb to be used in an attack at the city’s airport.

It was a reversal of the Pentagon’s position on the Aug. 29 strike from just days ago, when military officials said they believed that the strike was justified. Military officials said then that civilians may have been mistakenly killed, but that Islamic militants had been stopped. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley had gone so far as to say earlier this month that the strike was “righteous.”

But after a detailed analysis over recent days, the military’s Central Command concluded that it had killed civilians and had missed its target, even though there was in fact an “imminent and active threat” in the area.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; babykillerbiden; biden; drone; kabul; warcrime
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To: karpov

This happens all the time. Blow up a wedding or funeral here or there as well. Part of the reason people hate US in such parts. Nothing new.


21 posted on 09/17/2021 12:36:50 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: karpov

Might have been a good thing if Milley had given this poor aid worker a warning.


22 posted on 09/17/2021 12:37:07 PM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: karpov

That was 2 weeks ago, man!


23 posted on 09/17/2021 12:37:18 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: karpov

Biden gets a pass from the media, celebrities, the left, because it’s for “the greater good”.
Even his racist belittling comments about blacks are ok too because his heart is in the right place.
Just like Obama droning a wedding party killing many civilians. It’s ok.


24 posted on 09/17/2021 12:38:14 PM PDT by Riley85
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just in video

General McKenzie: As many as 10 civilians, including up to 7 children killed in US strike on ISIS
https://rumble.com/vmn0bf-general-mckenzie-as-many-as-10-civilians-including-up-to-7-children-killed-.html


25 posted on 09/17/2021 12:38:17 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: karpov

So if they had bad intel on this target, what comfort do I have they had good intel on the “background” checks on those let into the US?


26 posted on 09/17/2021 12:38:42 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
Biden has done the unthinkable. You could take Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and put them in a blender. Supercharge with steroids...

In nine months, Joe 'Feckless' Biden has eclipsed them all...

27 posted on 09/17/2021 12:38:48 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: karpov

Biden lied, children died, Hillary spied. Big news day.


28 posted on 09/17/2021 12:38:48 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: karpov

Biden’s claims all fall in this catagory. Just another lie. What a goofball Biden is. All his threatening talk and he wants to claim a U.S. aid worker with 7 children with him are wiped out and not an ISIS member as claimed. This man is a joke elected by people who hated Trump.


29 posted on 09/17/2021 12:39:04 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: karpov

They tried.

They needed to hit something to make Biden look Clint Eastwood tough after the pathetic Afghan pull out.

Just needed the headlines. No time to wait, no time to be sure. Have a news cycle deadline to meet.

Appearances matter most.


30 posted on 09/17/2021 12:39:42 PM PDT by BusterDog
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To: karpov
The airstrike failed to hit suspected Islamic State militant,

Well what the hell was the missile aimed at?

31 posted on 09/17/2021 12:40:26 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: karpov

Hey, they’re not really good at this stuff. They’re much better at wokeism.


32 posted on 09/17/2021 12:40:28 PM PDT by brownsfan (For conservatives, we have taxation without representation.)
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To: BusterDog

“Hey the expiration date on this Hellfire missile is coming up soon”


33 posted on 09/17/2021 12:40:40 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: karpov

Biden’s claims all fall in this catagory. Just another lie. What a goofball Biden is. All his threatening talk and he wants to claim a U.S. aid worker with 7 children with him are wiped out and not an ISIS member as claimed. This man is a joke elected by people who hated Trump. Note well that the news media carried his twisted lies really great until the truth started to trickle out.


34 posted on 09/17/2021 12:40:51 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: BusterDog

They relied on the Taliban who gave false intelligence information on purpose. So they can now attack us for Joe killing kids.


35 posted on 09/17/2021 12:41:02 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: karpov
Our "intelligence" and military leadership have turned into woke tards.

Abbott and Costello could do a better job.

36 posted on 09/17/2021 12:41:24 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

That is an excellent comment.


37 posted on 09/17/2021 12:41:47 PM PDT by Riley85
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To: karpov

Biden is on vacation.

They trotted out Mackenzie to take the hits.

Biden is chicken.


38 posted on 09/17/2021 12:41:53 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

I think it was Confucius who said, “most wisdom in sarcasm...”


39 posted on 09/17/2021 12:43:50 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: karpov

The day that came over the ticker, my immediate instinct was to say ‘it’s a lie, this administration isn’t that competent.”


40 posted on 09/17/2021 12:44:26 PM PDT by adc (wethepeople)
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