Campy Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Two generations ago, Americans understood this sort of thing. The Eighth Air Force bombs the 30th Infantry Division at St. Lo (out of gross negligence, I might add), wipes out two entire companies' worth of troops and kill the commanding general, and the reaction is "It sucks...but that's war." Nowadays, one specialist dies in a minor skirmish in Central Asia, and everyone immediately looks for someone to blame. The Pentagon is absolutely correct in handling it as an internal matter...what are they supposed to do? Hand over the information to an American public that holds such an irresponsible attitude towards war that they're absolutely shocked when anyone gets so much as a scratch on the battlefield? 148473[/snapback] What you're missing is the whole "lies and cover-up" part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 What you're missing is the whole "lies and cover-up" part. 150002[/snapback] You're giving them way too much credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 You're giving them way to much credit. 150615[/snapback] Thank you. My answer was similar, but a lot more involved than it needed to be. Campy, you really think that they're organized enough to "lie and cover up" something so fundamentally chaotic? Furthermore...is it really "lying" and "covering up" to not give to the media every stinking little detail about every single decision up and down the chain of command that led to Tillman catching a bullet from the wrong direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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