No arrests were made (despite the handcuffing of five of the soon-to-be-victims), just a lot of killing. The American-led soldiers acted as judge, jury, and executioner here, which is just inexcusable.
In addition to not accomplishing anything for the sake of "security", the operation only resulted in far greater anti-American sentiment and renewed hatred toward NATO troops:
The allegations of civilian casualties led to protests in Kabul and Jalalabad, with children as young as 10 chanting “Death to America” and demanding that foreign forces should leave Afghanistan at once.
It's not worth it. NATO may be superior militarily, but it doesn't hold the moral high ground. NATO troops (including Canadian soldiers) are risking their lives and being ordered to commit war crimes (h/t to thwap) by their governments tens of thousands of kilometres away, only to foment hatred and make new enemies. In the meantime, Afghan civilians die either as collateral... or in this case, in a very deliberate act.
War is good for absolutely nothing, and horrific for absolutely everything else (h/t to Mentarch).
Peace and long life.
I wonder how Terry Glavin is spinning this one.
ReplyDeleteThe fraud is no doubt pretending it never happened while he prepares to lecture the "pro-Islamic-fascist-left" on our moral failings.
From what I have read about Terry Glavin, he seems to be too willing to brush aside legitimate criticism of the U.S. (and other Western powers) due to the fact that it is a democracy. I strongly doubt the Afghans care about that fact when they are being killed...
ReplyDeleteActually, I wonder whether the fact that the U.S. is a democracy actually increases anti-American sentiment. After all, it indirectly means that the American people are responsible for the actions of their government...