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wrong_box · 06-11-2017, 11:51 AM

(06-11-2017, 11:35 AM)Kotite Wrote: I see.. I am mischaracterizing the article. It wasn't dropped just over a densely populated area. And it's normal. And none of this should be called into question. And if any news outlet aside from FOX (who has posted about this btw) or Infowars talks about this it's yellow journalism or fake news. And we need a "bad language" filter on the word naivete as it is derogatory. And every one of you would be defending this in exactly the same manner if this went down under Obama.

Yup. This is exactly why I stopped posting in this forum. Reality, logic, facts, reason, common sense... They are all checked at the door the moment this section of the board is accessed.

Maybe you missed this part in the article you linked to..." U.S. Army Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting in Iraq and Syria, would not confirm the use of the munition but said in an email that the U.S. military uses it in “accordance with the law of armed conflict” and that white phosphorus rounds are “used for screening, obscuring, and marking in a way that fully considers the possible incidental effects on civilians and civilian structures.”

“The coalition takes all reasonable precautions to minimize the risk of incidental injury to non-combatants and damage to civilian structures,” he said." and "[font=Georgia]“White phosphorus should not be air burst over populated areas due to its indiscriminate effect but it’s not clear from available information that civilians are in the area,” Wareham said." and " [font=Georgia]In the days leading up to the battle in the city, U.S.-backed Syrian fighters called on civilians to evacuate prior to the offensive, but after commencing their attack, they’ve now told those inside to shelter in their homes and avoid Islamic State positions." [/font][/font]

So...We are using WP in according to the law of armed conflict, we are trying to avoid civilian casualties, and collateral damage, we even warned the civilians in the area to get out of the area before using WP, and they really don't have any idea if there are any civilians left in the area... Sounds to me like we are using this weapon very carefully and even warning civilians they should leave, I think we are being too damm nice...