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2008-08-27 Afghanistan

'Confusion' as troops died in killing zone

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-27 17:58|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 "after initially spotting four militants in a trench, Major Jamie Nowell called in air support only to be told that they were only permitted to fire in self defence. "I could not understand how it had happened," said Major Nowell, adding that the aircraft was eventually told it could fire after a delay of an hour, during which time the British soldiers had lost the initiative.
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You can't shoot at enemy scouts, in other words, who are calling in reinforcements to then knock the snot out of you.

Men died as a result. Stand the individual(s) who came up with that rule in front of a firing squad.

Posted by Marilyn Phuger5471 2008-08-27 21:13|| 2008-08-27 21:13|| Front Page Top

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