Ok, people seem to be ignoring another issue here. Yes, civilians get killed in war. Yes, war should be the absolute last course of action. Yes, there will be instances where things go wrong and innocent people are targeted as the enemy.
The actions of the people in the film can possibly be excused if you hold the technology and actual war accountable instead. However, the actions of the US government by denying that this took place, and the spreading of the lie that the chopper was fired upon first should be highlighted. Once the facts came out, and Reuters announced that their journalists had been killed in this firefight, a full investigation should have taken place. Reuters asked for the chopper video 2 years ago as part of the freedom of information act, and it was denied. Why? Possibly because it shows that the US government lied about what happened, that the chopper was not "fired upon", and that this action was not done in self-defense.
Why do governments have such problems with admitting to errors? Why can't they apologise for their mistakes?
The actions of the people in the film can possibly be excused if you hold the technology and actual war accountable instead. However, the actions of the US government by denying that this took place, and the spreading of the lie that the chopper was fired upon first should be highlighted. Once the facts came out, and Reuters announced that their journalists had been killed in this firefight, a full investigation should have taken place. Reuters asked for the chopper video 2 years ago as part of the freedom of information act, and it was denied. Why? Possibly because it shows that the US government lied about what happened, that the chopper was not "fired upon", and that this action was not done in self-defense.
Why do governments have such problems with admitting to errors? Why can't they apologise for their mistakes?
