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Matblack · 06-02-2007, 11:13

You're average soldier just can't win can they?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007060131,00.html

You are a pilot who suspects the target you have been designated is a friendly, what do you do, you could refuse to fire on it and get crucified by your superiors and possibly court marshalled or you can pull the trigger and possibly get court marshalled for a blue on blue incident. Surely this can't be right, the person who called the target has to be to blame or its put down as an honest mistake.

I'm not sure what the upshot of this incident was whether there was any action taken against anyone but one thing is for sure it highlights the lack of communication between coilliation forces and reinforces that this sort of conflict should be handled by a single command system not joint commands. Not that we should be there at all but surely if we are there we should be talking to our allies.

Stupid stupid stupid!

MB

06-02-2007, 11:13	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Cannon Fodder You're average soldier just can't win can they? http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007060131,00.html You are a pilot who suspects the target you have been designated is a friendly, what do you do, you could refuse to fire on it and get crucified by your superiors and possibly court marshalled or you can pull the trigger and possibly get court marshalled for a blue on blue incident. Surely this can't be right, the person who called the target has to be to blame or its put down as an honest mistake. I'm not sure what the upshot of this incident was whether there was any action taken against anyone but one thing is for sure it highlights the lack of communication between coilliation forces and reinforces that this sort of conflict should be handled by a single command system not joint commands. Not that we should be there at all but surely if we are there we should be talking to our allies. Stupid stupid stupid! MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"