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Why is it obvious that the attack on the hospital wasn't purposeful? This article by associated press indicates that they attacked the hospital on purpose. ht

Why is it obvious that the attack on the hospital wasn't purposeful? This article by associated press indicates that they attacked the hospital on purpose. http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:5e20fcd92aee49e699149aef93595e49 http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:5e20fcd92aee49e69... > Obama is trying to kill people to make the world better... I have no words for this. How a person can even entertain such thoughts is beyond me.

e40 11y ago
>> Obama is trying to kill people to make the world better... > I have no words for this. How a person can even entertain such thoughts is beyond me. reply Let's apply your lost of words to WWII. Do you believe it was unjust or unfair to kill Germans in the service of stopping that war? Are you still at a loss for words?
- whatafarce 11y ago
  You don't torture. Torture is wrong and evil. Defending it is wrong and evil. I'm at no loss for words, but you may be in need of a soul.
  - e40 11y ago
    Nice straw man (or change of subject). No one, until now, has said anything of torture. And your final sentence... just wow.
anigbrowl 11y ago
They attacked the hospital purposely, but (it is claimed) because their Afghan allies were taking fire from there, not because it was a hospital. Now if they (or anyone) bombed a hospital in order to lower morale and inconvenience enemies by preventing any medical activities from taking place, that would indicate a very different purpose.
- themgt 11y ago
  If we are to believe the US government, they should release the recorded video from the AC-130 gunship so we can all make up our own minds.
  - anigbrowl 11y ago
    I have no objection to their doing so, but it won't shed any light on the motivations of the people who ordered it into action.
    - jononomo 11y ago
      Yes it would.
jsn117 11y ago
> I have no words for this. How a person can even entertain such thoughts is beyond me. Being condescendingly naive doesn't make you a better person
- DominikR 11y ago
  I do not care if I'm a better person than someone else. I'll leave that to you.
rhino369 11y ago
>Why is it obvious that the attack on the hospital wasn't purposeful? Because there is no motive. From the story you quote "It's unclear whether commanders who unleashed the AC-130 gunship on the hospital — killing at least 22 patients and hospital staff — were aware that the site was a hospital or knew about the allegations of possible enemy activity." What is more likely. The US suddenly decided to murder a bunch of universally beloved Doctors or they fucked up bigtime? >I have no words for this. How a person can even entertain such thoughts is beyond me. I find it hard to believe that you can't understand why I'd think killing a bunch of Talibani is great for the world.
- nitrogen 11y ago
  Doctors Without Borders has said that all sides in the conflict were repeatedly told the exact location of their hospital, yet it was attacked anyway. That makes it more difficult to dismiss as a mistake, and we will have to wait for the investigation(s) to know what happened.
- themgt 11y ago
  The motive is actually obvious. MSF treats all patients regardless of what "side" they are on in a conflict. The Afghans/US felt/believed that MSF were treating wounded Taliban and decided to destroy the hospital as an act of reprisal/total war.
  - knowaveragejoe 11y ago
    Wow, I guess people out there really do think reality is as predictable and simple as a movie plot.
- deleted 11y ago
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- retrogradeorbit 11y ago
  It's not that there was no motive, it's that you don't know enough of what's going on to see the possibilities. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-06/did-obama-bomb-doctors-without-borders-opposing-tpp http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-06/did-obama-bomb-doct...

e40 11y ago

>> Obama is trying to kill people to make the world better... > I have no words for this. How a person can even entertain such thoughts is beyond me. reply Let's apply your lost of words to WWII. Do you believe it was unjust or unfair to kill Germans in the service of stopping that war? Are you still at a loss for words?

whatafarce 11y ago
You don't torture. Torture is wrong and evil. Defending it is wrong and evil. I'm at no loss for words, but you may be in need of a soul.
- e40 11y ago
  Nice straw man (or change of subject). No one, until now, has said anything of torture. And your final sentence... just wow.

anigbrowl 11y ago

They attacked the hospital purposely, but (it is claimed) because their Afghan allies were taking fire from there, not because it was a hospital. Now if they (or anyone) bombed a hospital in order to lower morale and inconvenience enemies by preventing any medical activities from taking place, that would indicate a very different purpose.

themgt 11y ago
If we are to believe the US government, they should release the recorded video from the AC-130 gunship so we can all make up our own minds.
- anigbrowl 11y ago
  I have no objection to their doing so, but it won't shed any light on the motivations of the people who ordered it into action.
  - jononomo 11y ago
    Yes it would.

jsn117 11y ago

> I have no words for this. How a person can even entertain such thoughts is beyond me. Being condescendingly naive doesn't make you a better person

DominikR 11y ago
I do not care if I'm a better person than someone else. I'll leave that to you.

rhino369 11y ago

>Why is it obvious that the attack on the hospital wasn't purposeful? Because there is no motive. From the story you quote "It's unclear whether commanders who unleashed the AC-130 gunship on the hospital — killing at least 22 patients and hospital staff — were aware that the site was a hospital or knew about the allegations of possible enemy activity." What is more likely. The US suddenly decided to murder a bunch of universally beloved Doctors or they fucked up bigtime? >I have no words for this. How a person can even entertain such thoughts is beyond me. I find it hard to believe that you can't understand why I'd think killing a bunch of Talibani is great for the world.

nitrogen 11y ago
Doctors Without Borders has said that all sides in the conflict were repeatedly told the exact location of their hospital, yet it was attacked anyway. That makes it more difficult to dismiss as a mistake, and we will have to wait for the investigation(s) to know what happened.
themgt 11y ago
The motive is actually obvious. MSF treats all patients regardless of what "side" they are on in a conflict. The Afghans/US felt/believed that MSF were treating wounded Taliban and decided to destroy the hospital as an act of reprisal/total war.
- knowaveragejoe 11y ago
  Wow, I guess people out there really do think reality is as predictable and simple as a movie plot.
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retrogradeorbit 11y ago
It's not that there was no motive, it's that you don't know enough of what's going on to see the possibilities. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-06/did-obama-bomb-doctors-without-borders-opposing-tpp http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-06/did-obama-bomb-doct...