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Old 10-19-2006
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Re: Coroner finds US troops guilty of killing journalist

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Originally Posted by Fidei Defensor View Post
You're assuming there weren't enemy fighters in that minibus or that they did not reasonably believe that there were. This is something you're not in a position to do. And, again, the notion that you allow fighters to flee from a battle because you're "safe" from them simply does not wash.
So you are saying Marines should shoot first and ask questions later at any target, even if it poses no direct threat to them, if they are unsure it does NOT contain terrorists? You better go flatten all of Iraq then.
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