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Originally Posted by ljones190
4- Quran's burned by mistake, we say we are sorry, the President makes an apology. They kill (6) US Soldiers. We do nothing, we bend over more. This is not the country of Ronald Reagan, we are a disgrace and I am ashamed to be an American.
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Originally Posted by buggyone
They kill 6 US soldiers and we do nothing? What should the US forces have done? Should they have lined up 60 Afghans at random against the wall and shot them in retribution?
If you are ashamed of being an American, you can always choose to live elsewhere. No one would stop you.
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Seriously Buggy; he could choose to live elsewhere. Now being upset at the administration's failure to act against aggression is unpatriotic?
These "holy books" were being used by Afghan insurgents in custody to communicate with each other for nefarious purposes which would put our personnel in grave danger. In violation of their own "holy law" they were writing messages to each other in these "holy books"
The administration is handcuffing these soldiers. American military personnel should have been authorized to immediately respond to the situation with all the force they can muster. The decision to respond to situations on the ground should always be left to the discretion of the unit in harm's way. If this is not possible, then those troops should be retrieved, and not left to twist in the wind.