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(90,061 posts) Tue Oct 6, 2015, 03:24 PM Oct 2015

US Accepts Blame for Afghan Hospital Attack [View all]

Source: VOA

A top U.S. military commander says American forces are responsible for "mistakenly" hitting a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in an aerial bombardment Saturday that killed 22 people.

Army General John Campbell told a congressional committee in Washington that Afghan forces requested the airstrike on the hospital operated by the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders because Taliban insurgents were firing from the facility.

But he said the U.S. conducted the half-hour-long raid after reviewing the request.

Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/renewed-fighting-report-in-afghanistan-kunduz/2993274.html

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US Accepts Blame for Afghan Hospital Attack [View all] bemildred Oct 2015 OP

Whoop de doo. "Accepts blame" Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #1

War crimes are done deliberately leftynyc Oct 2015 #2

We tortured deliberately Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #3

....x10+ 840high Oct 2015 #13

Sounds like the afghani military has some explanations to add yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #29

We take orders from the Afghani military? Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #30

Ooh. Good point. yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #35

Huh? They're contradicting themselves. geek tragedy Oct 2015 #4

"A building" doesn't equal "a medical facility". kristopher Oct 2015 #5

It must have been Putin daleo Oct 2015 #19

When you begin an investigation... kristopher Oct 2015 #24

Let's stop with the gps nonsense Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #21

How did they know what to target? kristopher Oct 2015 #22

Special forces on the ground called it in...nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #23

Nope. kristopher Oct 2015 #25

You haven't been paying attention Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #40

Wrong layer of input kristopher Oct 2015 #41

Don't medical facilities have a big red cross on their roof? Laffy Kat Oct 2015 #32

It doesn't sound like we recognized the target as a functioning hospital with patients. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #6

the people responsible for calling in air strikes certainly geek tragedy Oct 2015 #7

Well, it was the Afghanis who asked our ground forces to call in the strikes. It's very possible TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #9

all bombing runs need to be approved by the chain of command geek tragedy Oct 2015 #12

There's no contradiction., GT uhnope Oct 2015 #28

When operating a hospital in a active war zone.. EX500rider Oct 2015 #8

A Red Cross would be just the thing, in Moslem Afghanistan daleo Oct 2015 #20

Yes it would be...the red cross is a international symbol for 1st aid EX500rider Oct 2015 #26

Pssst. It's Afghanistan. kristopher Oct 2015 #33

Yes they have the Red Crescent Society... EX500rider Oct 2015 #36

Never said it wasn't. kristopher Oct 2015 #37

The Afghans apparently think it is "culturally appropriate" enough to paint it on their ambulances. EX500rider Oct 2015 #44

I fail to see your point. kristopher Oct 2015 #45

My point was I don't think the Afghans are that offended by a red cross on medical.. EX500rider Oct 2015 #46

Now, was that really so difficult? kristopher Oct 2015 #47

The hospital was wearing a short skirt. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #42

No but it was apparently poorly marked from the air. EX500rider Oct 2015 #43

Reports I recently read from MSF stated that the building was hit repeatedly... Earth_First Oct 2015 #10

It was an AC 130 gunship. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #11

That's nice. All better now! Solly Mack Oct 2015 #14

Hi Solly. bemildred Oct 2015 #16

Hello bemildred. Solly Mack Oct 2015 #17

I am well, thank you. bemildred Oct 2015 #18

Accepted blame or Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #15

I saw part of it today DashOneBravo Oct 2015 #27

Compare this to how Russia never admitted shooting down the MH17 airliner uhnope Oct 2015 #31

Your post reminded me of the time the US shot down an Iranian Civilian Aircraft nationalize the fed Oct 2015 #38

i remember it well uhnope Oct 2015 #39

The Afghans are either idiots flamingdem Oct 2015 #34