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Originally Posted by CCIP
I don't think that's a problem. The problem is a) dealing with it when it is avoidable, and some of it here absolutely was; b) cover-ups. There was a pretty blatant cover-up in this case, and in general the military puts out very misleading presentations of what they actually do out there and how it all works. From where I sit, at least - I think if the public was better-aware of the real risks and issues of 'spillage', there might be a lot less chance that these air assets - or any military assets - would have been where they were. And if it is the Mehdi army we're talking about - any strategic gains from killing those guys are definitely extremely dubious and have nothing to do with the initial war aims as it is.
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good articles on this? I listened to NPR this morning (as I always do) and I didn't get any sense of cover up from them—and NPR usually likes painting the military in a less than glowing light.