There are no words to explain this…
That’s the way you win the hearts of the Iraqis.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3025800.stm
“Accident” comes to mind. This is a terrible tragedy and the soldiers involved probably feel miserable. Of course, it takes a special kind of person to ignorantly assume the worst.
How far in front of the convoy was the child when he started crossing the street? What was he run over by? And how accurate was the 13 year old sister’s recounting of what happened, and what kind of journalistic spin was placed on the story?
It sucks, but there are almost no facts in that article that tells us what happened, other than a kid got run over.
I never said it was intentional. But there is no reason to not stop.
Maybe they didn’t see the kid. Maybe they never knew they’d hit him. Maybe it wasn’t even American soldiers that hit him. There are NO witnesses other than the girl, so any conlclusions one draws from this story are pure speculation. It’s sad a kid got killed, but there is not nearly enough information available to make any judgments.
So was it intentional, or was there a reason not to stop? Like, say, because they didn’t see the kid or something… because if you’re saying they did, then you’re also saying it was intentional.
Really, you are quite silly.
Sadly, they wouldn’t be able to feel it in a tank. Vision is limited, and driver may very well not have seen, the commander would have had the better view, which also is limited. I highly doubt a dying child would have garned no response. Since the reporter had to summon a US soldier for help, I suspect no one knew.