*FACEPALM* Idiots!

[docwebster]

U.S. forces shoot just-freed Italian hostage, kill guard

Who the fuck is running that show over there, the Three Stooges?

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[sinboy.livejournal.com]

Woah, before you take it out on the troops, read this again:


"At approximately 8:55 p.m. tonight, coalition forces assigned to the multinational force in Iraq fired on a vehicle that was approaching a coalition checkpoint in Baghdad at a high rate of speed," the military said in a statement.

The Italians' car made no move to slow down despite signals and warning shots, so U.S. forces fired into its engine block, the statement said.

If *I* were in Iraq, I'd shoot the car too, given that the last car bomb took out over 100 Iraqis. Driving that fast towards a checkpoint without slowing down is sort of like pointing a toy gun at a cop who's already got his gun out and adrenaline up.

You can't expect prescience out of the poor soldier who had to make the choice to shoot, or deal with a possible car bombing. He (or she) did *exactly* the smartest thing at that point. And I'll bet you that soldier is still finding a way to feel guilty.