Afghanistan: US Airstrike Hits Kunduz Hospital

[Kidlicious]

Thanks. I think I'll keep her then.
But I thought you're the one that needs one. Have a pleasant afternoon.

If I needed a wife I would have one and I would tell single men that they need one you idiot.

[rah]

Ah, now I see. You tell single men that they don't need a wife since they can have you.

Thanks for the entertaining afternoon.

[Kidlicious]

Well I didn't tell anyone that they don't need a wife you poor old delusional bastard.

[rah]

I just can't take all the hate on old people. I guess I should just go with the floe.

[kentonio]

Couldn't you gents just duel with walking frames or something?

[rah]

This is the internet. Walkers would require actual physical activity.

[Apocalypse]

So, why not carpet bombing Kunduz (at the time when the Taliban still were there)?

According to this US interpretation it would have been perfectly legal, due to the presence of enemies in the city

No, I've made that clear in past posts in the discussion. It's only legal to target the actually enemy, and only when they are in the process of engaging friendlies. The person in charge on the ground is then able to make a decision if he needs support.

[My Wife Hates CIV]

so is this a Rah slap fight.

show some dignity please.

[Kidlicious]

The irony is that bigoted idiots like rah think rah is a bigot, and they're right.

http://nation.foxnews.com/chris-matthews/2011/01/17/older-white-people-are-bigots-says-nbc-news-matthews

[MrFun]

This is the internet. Walkers would require actual physical activity.

Walkers, as in the zombies from The Walking Dead?

[Count Vlad]

This thread should highlight how deadly precise USA weapons are.

[kentonio]

Except it only matters if you are planning on taking out the hospital as a preemptive measure.

Just noticed Mobius didn't provide the full quote..

To be clear, the decision to provide aerial fires was a U.S. decision made within the U.S. chain of command. A hospital was mistakenly struck. We would never intentionally target a protected medical facility.

So much for 'unless we decided it was self defense'. Great to see the US still respects Geneva and is taking this extremely seriously.

Campbell said on Tuesday he had directed forces under his command to undergo training to review operational authorities and rules of engagement to prevent further incidents like Kunduz.

[Kidlicious]

The part about it being unintentional just ... you don't read that part?

[Ellestar]

This thread should highlight how deadly precise USA weapons are.

precision bonus: +100% damage vs Hospitals

[kentonio]

The part about it being unintentional just ... you don't read that part?

What do you mean? They've said it was unintentional and that they're going to introduce new training to try and avoid any repeat. It'll be good to hear the results of the investigation to see how it was allowed to continue after initial warnings from the doctors, but it shows the military are taking it seriously and looking to avoid any future repeat. Fair play to them.