According to The Wall Street Journal, "Coalition Apologizes For Deaths Of Afghan Children:" "U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, the coalition's commander in Afghanistan, issued a rare apology Wednesday for a helicopter strike that killed nine children, hours after Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the allies for launching a 'ruthless attack.' It was Gen. Petraeus's first such public apology since taking command in July."
War is Hell on earth and the U.S. and Taliban have delivered nearly 10 years of that Hell to the Afghan people since the U.S. 2001 invasion. Like many Afghans, I'm no Taliban supporter, but what is happening there now is madness and it is endless.
When Gen. Petraeus issues a statement, it means it was released to the Afghan government and to the media and most likely not written by the General, but approved by him. But no apology can correct the horrific wrongs of war. It has been reported that President Obama also apologized in a video conference call to Mr. Karzai, but those apologies are meaningless if this war is allowed to continue for there will be no end to the death and destruction.
The U.S. acts as if it is God, able to know what is in the hearts of man and kills accordingly. And when children are killed, they are what the U.S. military calls "collateral damage." So General Patraeus was only doing his job and neither he nor anyone else will be relieved of duty and tried for murder.
On Sunday, Afghans marched again against the U.S. war and occupation of their nation. The father of two of the dead children was among them and said, "We don't want apologies. We want them to take it very seriously and stop." Aside from the killing and destruction, this war is over, for there will be no winning the hearts and minds of the people.
Dick
If you would like to read more of that Wall Street Journal story, please see:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704728004576176644160681276.html
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This is a scam, being siezed on by Iranian press as anti_islamic news. In fact, it is tragic, but old. To listen to Press_TV you would believe it is happening now. Soetimes, the West can be a victim of its own openness.
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