"PANJWAI, Afghanistan -- Stalking from home to home, a U.S. Army sergeant methodically killed at least 16 civilians, nine of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan early Sunday, igniting fears of a new wave of anti-American hostility, Afghan and U.S. officials said.
"Residents of three villages in the Panjwai District of Kandahar Province described a terrifying string of attacks in which the soldier, who had walked more than a mile from his base, tried door after door, eventually breaking in to kill within three separate houses. At the first, the man gathered 11 bodies, including those of four girls younger than 6, and set fire to them, villagers said."
First, were these civilians? Were they deliberately targeted? Was it an American who did it? Was that American using weaponry supplied by the American government? Did those children deserve to die?
Do you think the people of that country and religion would resent that action? Do you think they would be tempted to strike back at America?
What would you do?
Now, please, no more "America does not target civilians." That guy was as much "America" as the Statue of Liberty, as you or I, to those people. Trying the "Yes, but - - - " excuse is what children do. Countries, just as adults, should accept the consequences of their actions and not try to claim a right to be irresponsible and immune. That's sociopathic.
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Well, help me understand.
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