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AT CAPTAIN?S JOURNAL, more on Wikileaks and the Rules of Engagement. ?There is ample evidence that ?

By Glenn Reynolds

AT CAPTAIN’S JOURNAL, more on Wikileaks and the Rules of Engagement. “There is ample evidence that the actions did not violate the ROE. . . . To be sure, this video can be disturbing to those who do not understand that war means enacting and enforcing violence, and can be equally disturbing to those who have had to do so either in Iraq or Afghanistan. Memories can be difficult things. It?s always better in retrospect to learn that the targets you acquired and killed were indeed threats against U.S. forces. This is true in this instance except for two very stupid Reuters journalists embedded with insurgents, and two unfortunate children (who, by the way, lived) who should never have been brought into combat by some very stupid ? and dead ? insurgents.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on April 08, 2010 (boomark / email).