SocraticGadfly: OOPS in Afghanistan on American bombing

September 08, 2008

OOPS in Afghanistan on American bombing

Cell phone pix appear to confirm that a major U.S. bombing run last month killed dozens of civilians, something the Pentagon has adamantly denied:
A U.S. military official, who has seen the cell phone imagery but asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said Monday there were about 30 bodies, some covered and some in blankets.

There were "several children who appear to be pulled from the rubble," he said.

Add mistakes like this, and the bullheadedness in refusing to admit them, to why both Obama-Biden and McCain-Palin are wrong about adding more troops to Afghanistan.

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