tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554195747843051898.post3225524091960703832..comments2024-03-29T00:58:00.515-05:00Comments on SharpElbows.Net: One Soldier's Response To WikiLeaks "Collateral Murder" Video.Adam Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597931558389602697noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554195747843051898.post-29877957325662308842010-04-19T16:27:15.227-05:002010-04-19T16:27:15.227-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554195747843051898.post-929355674856544852010-04-12T14:22:25.063-05:002010-04-12T14:22:25.063-05:00Since when are journalists the enemy? The only wea...Since when are journalists the enemy? The only weapons were a couple of AKs. Everyone is allowed an AK. The goal is not to kill individuals. The goal is to collect the enemy to gather intelligence so that you may break the opposing network. All this incident did was inflame the population. This probably resulted directly in the death of a handful of US soldiers in retaliation. This soldier responding was such a great rifleman they left him behind to sit at a radio at Battalion. I moved into the area just across the river from here a couple months after the incident. Apaches can be a welcome sight and scare the piss out of Iraqis. But you have to remember Soldiers are supposed to do the right thing always, not the easy thing always. Just like Navy Seals are not supposed to be beating up detainees regardless of how ruthless that detainee happens to be. Nobody needs to be defending apache pilots taking out groups of unarmed or even lightly armed people.jbnoreply@blogger.com