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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Simple logic.
They were driving to the airport, the most dangerous road of all Baghdad ( according to CNN). So , yes they drive fast; no time to pick flowers or take a leak ....
It is near 9:00 PM . So dark. It seems that that checkpoint, according again to CNN, was not a "fixed" one, but an improvised one... so not on the map ...
That " check point" could have been one of " insurgents - freedom fighters ".... The bullets shot also could have been not friendly ... They don't have the US flag on them and dont sing " Freedom" on their way to the target ....
It is not the first time that US trops kills either civilians or journalists or , In Afghanistan, Canadian soldiers ...
So think a bit.
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If you were stationed at a military checkpoint under these same circumstances what would you do?
Knowing full well of the potential danger of a suicide car bomb attack. You signal and fire warning shots with no prevail of the vehicle stopping. What is your simple logic for that scenario? What would you do?
You can't just race your car to a military check point in a land were cars are used for suicide attacks on a routine bases. Its a awful mistake but the people in that car should of known better.
It was not intentional and you will have a hard time trying to convince any reasonable person otherwise.