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Originally posted by Apropos of Nothing
I was under the impression that he was killed while the helicopters were trying to completely destroy the Bradley, so that it would not be salvageable by the Iraqi insurgents. Still a shame, but it doesn't seem like it was an intentional attack on civillians.
Oh, and there was a recent article by Robert Kagan in the Atlantic about the Marines and Fallujah. Good stuff -- I'll see if I can find it online to post a link.
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The story says he was "hit by a bullet" -- not a type of ordinance that would be used to destroy an armored fighting vehicle. In addition, the story quotes a military spokesman as saying that helicopters took fire from insurgents and returned fire. Not being there, I'm a little reluctant to question the Army's tactics, but it seems unwise -- at best -- to shoot up the streets of Baghdad from the air in this way. If you're trying to win Arab hearts and minds, that is. It may be a rational decision from a tactical standpoint.
Nothing in the Telegraph article supports the notion that anyone was "looting" anything, but it certainly would be a logical extension of the Administration's war effort for Not Me to make shit up to justify the shooting of civilians and journalists.
Speaking of Fallujah, the WaPo ran an absolutely devastating article over the weekend about White House interference with the Marines in Fallujah. I'm surprised no one has brought it up yet here. I'll find it.
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