lies dont help.... never
> How can we be sure they can even tell friendly troops apart from the enemy..?
radio chatter.
bushmaster six. hotel two-six over [...]
okay, roger, we're coming up north on Gadins and then we will push east to your location.
bushmaster elements be advised we have friendlies coming from the south to your location. Over.
oh and standing next to a Bradley or HMMV might help too.
> What equipment did you see getting picked up?
probably he saw all that equipment being taken that was with the dead bodies 3-4 houses away from the location of that wounded guy.
But honestly I'm sad that it gets only talked about how good or bad the apache did PID and not about the bad problem solving after the incident. they lied, plain and simple. they lied and then they wonder why the trustworthiness of the AA is really low in some parts of the world.
'July 12th, 2007 New York Times reports that two Iraqi journalists were killed in a militia clash with U.S. forces - ''There is no question that coalition forces were clearly engaged in combat operations against a hostile force,'' said Lt. Col. Scott Bleichwehl, a spokesman for the multinational forces in Baghdad.'
Maybe this helps at the home front to keep the illusion of the unfailing christian white knight that brings democracy and culture to the heavens.... but it does more bad then good and jeopardize the safety of our men and women on the battlefield.