British reporters killed by friendly fire

[Dis]

yes they are. lets remove all U.S. troops.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
No, you'd be embarassing yourself further.

Oh, so you are denying that they are dangerous to people?

Originally posted by Asher
The US contributes by far the vast majority of the forces in all of those conflicts, of course they'll be responsible for most of the friendly fire.

Dropping bombs on a wedding party? Yes, that's really telling.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
The next time you're in combat, why don't you go ask your questions first and see what happens.
(Really. Please do.)

You should, because you are for the war. Go ahead, try what it is like. On the other side, nevertheless.

[Drake Tungsten]

I understand it: shoot first, ask questions later.

That sounds familiar. It was the motto of Chinese troops at Tiananmen Square, right?

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Asher

Who said they targetted the jeep in specific? I must have missed that part.

Uhm...

Rounds were coming straight at the Jeep, smashing the windows and puncturing holes in the bodywork. Then the whole car was on fire. We were enveloped in flames. It was terrifying.

I bet it was only stray rounds...

[MichaeltheGreat]

It was Iraqi soldiers at the checkpoints, IIRC - they were moving from Iraqi held territory to US held.

What's "clearly marked" from the side isn't necessarily clearly visible near head on from several hundred meters away.

Once they got close to the line, they should have got those vehicles off the road, got into cover, and used cell phones and or white flags to get the attention of US forces at closer range.

UR - why don't you tell me about how the PLA operates?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
Who said they targetted the jeep in specific? I must have missed that part.

Yes you did.

"Rounds were coming straight at the Jeep, smashing the windows and puncturing holes in the bodywork.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Uhm...

I bet it was only stray rounds...

That doesn't say anything about what they're targetting.

Obviously, in order for the jeep to be hit, a round have to be travelling straight at it.

Think about that one for a while (you too, UR).

[Dis]

if they don't like it, perhaps they should declare war on the U.S.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
You should, because you are for the war. Go ahead, try what it is like. On the other side, nevertheless.

Just because I'm for the war doesn't mean I'll fight in a war.

I'm for the war because I know there's lots of volunteer troops who are ready to fight it, and that Saddam needs to go (badly), and I'm tired of appeasing Saddam so that the French can whore it up with Iraqi business.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
UR - why don't you tell me about how the PLA operates?

Last I heard, the PLA hasn't invaded any other country in the world, hasn't got bases outside of the country where the soldiers get drunk and do nasty things to the locals, and certainly hasn't attempted any regime change in a sovereign country.

[Asher]

UR is on a roll, for his standards.

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Asher

That doesn't say anything about what they're targetting.

Obviously, in order for the jeep to be hit, a round have to be travelling straight at it.

Think about that one for a while (you too, UR).

Sorry, I just assumed that The Best Soldiers In The World always hit what they aim for, that they never miss, and that they never hit anything else but their targets...

[Asher]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Sorry, I just assumed that The Best Soldiers In The World always hit what they aim for, that they never miss, and that they never hit anything else but their targets...

If you honestly assumed that...
If you were making a troll...

[Combat Ingrid]