To LDR_ONE:  I want to clarify that I am not attacking you in anyway. I just wish to address some of the points you have made against me, and correct them.  Firstly, I did not imply in any way that I believe the West to be 'bloodthirst y'. By highlighting the increasing number of civilian casualties, including these children, who were completely innocent and in no way affiliated with insurgents or the Taliban, I'm simply noting the  ;failures of Nato/Isaf in their strategy and operations. This attack on children is amongst dozens Nato has been involved in, and it will not be the last. Their intention may not have been to kill civilians, but the reality of the situation is that they did, and they will continue to do so. Furthermore, if the Taliban, as you say, were hiding amongst these children, then where are they? Why were their bodies not discovered. Perhaps it was because, as noted in the article, there was no Taliban presence in the town, and the people themselves were against the Taliban. Given these facts, one must question as to why Nato would launch such attacks? Perhaps you had best answer these questions before you simply conclude that the whole incident was a 'mistake'.  Secondly, how can you possibly say that the Taliban are not waging a tactical and military war? Is not the opening of an office in Qatar considered tactical? Is not their constant attacks on civilians and Nato/Isaf military? Their existence depends solely on their miliary and tactical strategies. If they were to only use 'emotional' means, they would have been destroyed when America invaded the country and civilian support sided with Nato.  Thirdly, the Taliban did not 'get' a 'Nato bomber to mistakenly bomb a civilian area', Nato themselves were responsible for thier own ineptitute and murder. It's safe to say that with the accumulation of civilian murders, night rades, the desecration of deceased civilians' bodies as well as the desecration of Holy Texts, Nato/Isaf need& nbsp;no help to lose support amongst Afghans. Also, thus far, the failures of Nato greatly outweigh ther successes, so I don't believe there is anyway they can redeem themselves in the eyes of Afghans. As such, they need to leave. I, and many other Afghans, can no longer tolerate the senseless murder of our people and the destruction of our country. Nato must leave, there is no other option to gaining peace in Afghanistan. &n bsp; 

Safa Rahimi wrote in #8

T o LDR_ONE:  ;
First of all, "Mistakes happen, it's tragic"? What an insensitive calculation.  The killing of innocent children is not a 'tragedy' it's brutal, inhumane, unnecessary murder. Their death was not inevitable. With the training and equipment that is at their disposal, it should go without saying that Nato must avoid 'mistakes'. However, these mistakes seem to plague Nato operations in Afghanistan, which makes one question as to whether they are mistakes at all. __________ ____________________ ____________________ __________________
No, I stand by what I said. It was a tragic mistake. The aircraft was not dispatched to kill children, it was dispatched to provide air support for ISAF soldiers in the area. The children were killed during an engagement vs insurgents. Since its safe to say the children were not in the cockpit of the fighter, we know that they were likely in the proximity of the insurgents. Which would fit the Taliban tactic of hiding among civilians.


Maybe you better understand the war the Taliban are waging. Its not a tactical one or a military one, its an emotional one. If they erode support for the ISAF they gain support for themselves. Dead kids will do that. Getting a NATO bomber to mistakenly bomb a civilian area is a victory for the Taliban and a defeat for the ISAF. In a war, its rare for 1 side to have all the victories. We dont hear about ISAF victories (times they killed insurgents without harming the population). We only hear about their defeats (times they made mistakes and innocents died), so its easy to say they are always killing.

Oh, and I think you need to understand one thing: People in the west arent bloodthirsty. I will bet everything i have, that, if you could take the pilot of that bomber and give him the chance to re-run the mission with the knowledge&n bsp;he has now, he would do everything he could to not bomb the children. Whats done is done, but please, dont confuse tragedi es with intentional actions.

The Light wrote in #8
The Taliban kill way more Afgan kids than America does.  USA actually saves kids from he Taliban.
lol nice trolling. you are the vile light of lies. do you do anything aside from lies through your teeth? assuming you even have any.