I know I often repeat myself in my blogs, but I’ve been reading about the fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan and that region and I wonder why when civilians are killed there by western countries, no one is ever blamed. .
Like the IDF ( Israel defence Forces) during Operation Cast Lead, US and British troops face an enemy that cares little for the well being of its people. Like the IDF, US and British forces operate under a military doctrine that aims to prevent civilian casualties.
Like the IDF, US and British forces have found that in a conflict situation, mistakes inevitably occur and civilians are the tragic victims. So why are Afghan civilian casualties “accidents” but Palestinian civilian casualties are “war crimes”?
I’ll give a few examples of what only lately happened there, and then you can decide. According to a BBC report: “A Nato air strike against suspected insurgents in Kandahar has instead killed five civilians, officials say. The group was seen digging on a roadside and was thought to be planting bombs. A senior Isaf official said he regretted the loss of life, adding that an investigation was underway . This followed an incident only a day earlier when Afghan civilians were reported to have been killed by an errant missile, that struck a house outside Marjah on Sunday killing 12 people, including six children. Gen Carter blamed these “conflicting” reports on “the fog of war”.
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