U.S. troops open fire on Afghan civilians

[pornguy]

BATI KOT, Afghanistan - U.S. troops opened fire on civilians near the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Thursday after a failed suicide car bomb attack on their convoy, a Reuters witness said.

There was no immediate comment on the reported incident either from U.S.-led coalition forces or from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

The witness said three suicide bombers in one vehicle attacked a convoy of U.S. troops in the village of Bati Kot, 15 km (9 miles) east of Jalalabad, but none of the soldiers was hurt.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21003513/


READ the rest of the story and try and out yourself in the soldiers position. All of that happening so fast. What do you think your natural SURVIVAL reaction would have been.

[2012]

civilians? is that what they call suicide bombers now ? neato

[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by fartfly

civilians? is that what they call suicide bombers now ? neato

rest of article ....

The witness said three suicide bombers in one vehicle attacked a convoy of U.S. troops in the village of Bati Kot, 15 km (9 miles) east of Jalalabad, but none of the soldiers was hurt.

Two of the bombers were immediately killed in the blast.

The third, dressed in a police uniform, survived only to be shot dead by troops, the witness said.

A fire brigade vehicle arriving at speed at the scene then suffered brake failure and rammed into the U.S. vehicles.

Bystanders wounded

Troops inside then opened fire, wounding a number of bystanders.

"I saw everything," said Reuters correspondent Noor Mohammad Sherzai. "I saw the suicide bomb attack ... I saw the fire brigade vehicle rushing to the area at top speed, somehow its brakes failed and hit one police vehicle and coalition vehicles, then the Americans started firing at the people and everyone lay flat on the ground and then fled the area."

Sherzai said a number of people had been wounded in the attack, but he did not know how many. "I ran away to save my own life."

At least two people were taken away by ambulance, he later said. U.S. troops cordoned off the area.

An ISAF spokesman in Kabul said the force was aware of the attack but there were no casualties reported.

Afghans staged angry protests in Jalalabad in March after U.S. Marines killed at least 10 civilians there following a suicide bomb attack.

see a pattern ????

[pornguy]

The pattern I see is a bunch of kids that are scared to death, and when they saw the second vehicle, they decided to spray and pray.

I dont blame them. Anyone that has not had a LOT of combat training will do that same.

[Sexxxy Sites]

Originally Posted by pornguy

The pattern I see is a bunch of kids that are scared to death, and when they saw the second vehicle, they decided to spray and pray.

I dont blame them. Anyone that has not had a LOT of combat training will do that same.

And those that have combat experience are even more likely to do the same as they become callous to death and develop a hatred for the indiginents in the combat zone that are unidentifiable from the civilian enemy. I speak with the voice of experience. Those that have not experienced combat get their experience from movies and the boob tube and think they are in the know.

[2012]

Originally Posted by directfiesta

suicide bombers in one vehicle attacked a convoy of U.S. troops

patterns

[pornguy]

Originally Posted by Sexxxy Sites

And those that have combat experience are even more likely to do the same as they become callous to death and develop a hatred for the indiginents in the combat zone that are unidentifiable from the civilian enemy. I speak with the voice of experience. Those that have not experienced combat get their experience from movies and the boob tube and think they are in the know.

I agree. On top of that a lot of the guys that have been sent back have adopted the attitude of " Kill them all, and let god sort them out "

I got that for a while when I was doing my time. It was never spray and pray for us, but...

[OG LennyT]

I fixed airplanes in the Air Force... thankfully no suicide bombers on the flightline.

[Sexxxy Sites]

Originally Posted by OG LennyT

I fixed airplanes in the Air Force... thankfully no suicide bombers on the flightline.

In Afghanistan and Iraq there could be suicide bombers on the flightline. That is one of the problems when your enemy are civilians.