US staff sergeant kills 16 Afghan civilians

[Slowhand]

Honestly? I can see how it happened. The Afghans have been killing us since we got there and recently have been killing our guys in 'safe zones.' I can see the thought process of thinning them out to try to rebalance the system.

"Think you're safe? Well just like you can get to us, we can get to you."

lmao, leave it to forever frost to rationalize this.

[Forever_frost]

Honestly? I can see how it happened. The Afghans have been killing us since we got there and recently have been killing our guys in 'safe zones.' I can see the thought process of thinning them out to try to rebalance the system.

"Think you're safe? Well just like you can get to us, we can get to you."

[Vertnut]

They're just christians, not a big deal at all.

Killed a lot more than christians...Jews, Muslims, and a lot of atheists, too. Very poor example, if you were trying to make a point. Besides, I'm thinking Jeremy said that tongue-in-cheek.

This got a lot more attention from "Barry the messiah" than the Fort Hood massacre did. Hmmmm.

[svauto-erotic855]

Did we enact a policy of killing Afghan children before they become taliban fighters or is this guy just ahead of the curve?

[racrguy]

There just muslims not a big deal at all.

They're just christians, not a big deal at all.

[Whiteboy]

There just muslims not a big deal at all.

[The King]

Forthcoming speculation ad nauseum over why he did this is to be expected, but in the end his actions amount to nothing less than murder. He should have to face a firing squad if found guilty.

[4bangen]

or he got tired of the people he's fighting to protect trying to kill him because a few books being used by enemy prisoners to pass messages to each other got burned, and he just snapped. I could see it happening.

[racrguy]

What that guy did was horseshit, and I hope they bury him underneath Leavenworth, but this just screams hypocrisy to me:

nine of the dead were children, and three were women.

As if the culture over there values children and women. Hell they'd have probably killed them if this soldier hadn't gotten to them first. Obviously I overstate certain viewpoints, but the premise still stands.

[Broncojohnny]

His gun probably went off while he was cleaning it.

[4bangen]

and the Washington apology machine goes in hyper drive.

[TEAMJACOB]

was getting ready to post this.
damn it. one guys lone actions causing a shit shorm

[Unicorn Jeff]

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/11/10639152-us-staff-sergeant-kills-16-afghan-civilians-officials-say

Well... I wouldn't be surprised if this starts a shit storm... FML