U.S. Bombing Kills Several in Afghanistan Doctors Without Borders Hospital

[Doctor_Jackson]

@tumbleddown

No, my theory is that people acted with too much haste, too little thought, and too much zeal for “laying fire” when they should’ve asked some damn questions first. My theory is that in a time when GPS positioning can let me see on my civilian cellphone the specific house a friend is visiting in India, maybe planes that can’t tell they’re over a fairly sizable hospital shouldn’t be used for bombing in such close proximity to civilian locations. My theory is that an independent investigation must happen because we’re now on different story number four from US “command” and the lies are getting tissue thin. And my theory is that intentional or accidental, shrugging this off as ‘shit happens in war’ is a sign of sociopathy and some people need a swift and strong check of their morality.

You still use the word “intentional”, yet have not answered what would be gained by an intentional attack on a hospital operated by a well known neutral organization. You also say “story 4 from US”. The only story I have heard from the get go is “accident, will investigate”. What stories have you heard?

[Larry_Borgia]

2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner bombs 1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

[BigT]

@tumbleddown

No, my theory is that people acted with too much haste, too little thought, and too much zeal for “laying fire” when they should’ve asked some damn questions first. My theory is that in a time when GPS positioning can let me see on my civilian cellphone the specific house a friend is visiting in India, maybe planes that can’t tell they’re over a fairly sizable hospital shouldn’t be used for bombing in such close proximity to civilian locations. My theory is that an independent investigation must happen because we’re now on different story number four from US “command” and the lies are getting tissue thin. And my theory is that intentional or accidental, shrugging this off as ‘shit happens in war’ is a sign of sociopathy and some people need a swift and strong check of their morality.

The last part of your post is correct, but the part before that has not at all been your position in this thread. You started from the beginning saying it wasn’t an accident. And even though you seem to be coming around to how implausible that is, you are still saying how much you think the whole thing is a lie by the U.S.

There has been one story on the U.S. side. It was an accident (whether due to neglect or not) and we are investigating what the hell could have possibly gone wrong.

I wish I could care like you do. I really do. But I can’t. Not about that region. Because I can’t see how this is actively any worse than the other bullshit that goes on there, and I would drive myself insane if I couldn’t distance myself from it.

You don’t seem to get that we have to tell ourselves these things in order to cope. Because it is still true, even if it comes off as callous.

It’s part of the reason that war is so horrible. Hell, it’s part of the reason I never considered joining the military. There are no good guys, only slightly less bad guys.