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.
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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.
Might have been a good thing if Milley had given this poor aid worker a warning.
That was 2 weeks ago, man!
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.
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
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?
In nine months, Joe 'Feckless' Biden has eclipsed them all...
Biden lied, children died, Hillary spied. Big news day.
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.
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.
Well what the hell was the missile aimed at?
Hey, they’re not really good at this stuff. They’re much better at wokeism.
“Hey the expiration date on this Hellfire missile is coming up soon”
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.
They relied on the Taliban who gave false intelligence information on purpose. So they can now attack us for Joe killing kids.
Abbott and Costello could do a better job.
That is an excellent comment.
Biden is on vacation.
They trotted out Mackenzie to take the hits.
Biden is chicken.
I think it was Confucius who said, “most wisdom in sarcasm...”
The day that came over the ticker, my immediate instinct was to say ‘it’s a lie, this administration isn’t that competent.”
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