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Originally Posted by theking
No I have not been in theater since 2001...my military career was stopped short in the first gulf war in '91...from injuries received.
The reason I know the crew followed the rules of engagement is because I have heard the entire tape...there was a force moving into that AO ..they called in to their superiors and provided a SITREP from their (mistaken) point of view...and they were given the permission to lite them up. Thus no crime...a mistake...but no crime.
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I'm not a judge or lawyer, so I wouldn't say "crime", just what happened & first hand accounts from others who've recited similar situations. The court of history will make that judgement, I'm sure.
To make an inflammatory point, the SS boots on the ground "just followed orders", too. That doesn't mean their RoE was right or lacking a criminal side, though.