{"id":119189,"date":"2021-11-04T11:22:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=119189"},"modified":"2021-11-04T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:22:59","slug":"weve-investigated-ourselves-and-have-found-we-did-nothing-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=119189","title":{"rendered":"We’ve investigated ourselves and have found we did nothing wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, the Pentagon has completed its review of their drone strike on that Afghan aid worker. This is the strike that killed him and several of his family (including a lot of children) after mistaking him for an ISIS-K terrorist. They were sure they had someone because he was driving a white Toyota Corolla. White vehicles, especially sedans like the Corolla, being so rare over there.<\/p>\n

To the surprise of no-one, the “righteous strike” as General Milley called it at the time, they’ve investigated and found no “misconduct.” While there were numerous failures found, none warrant punitive action.<\/p>\n

Military Times reports<\/a>;<\/p>\n

An independent Pentagon review has concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence, and it doesn\u2019t recommend any disciplinary action, officials said during a Wednesday press conference.<\/p>\n

The review, done by Air Force Lt. Gen. Sami Said, found there were breakdowns in communication and in the process of identifying and confirming the target of the bombing, according to a senior defense official familiar with the report. But, Said concluded that the mistaken strike happened despite prudent measures to prevent civilian deaths, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a report not yet released.<\/p>\n

Said told reporters Wednesday that while his review didn\u2019t single out any bad actors or recommend any discipline, he does not have the final say.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t eliminate the possibility of accountability,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is commander business.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Air Force inspector, Said had no direct connection to Afghanistan operations and thus was deemed an independent judge of the matter.<\/p>\n

Said\u2019s review said the drone strike must be considered in the context of the moment, as U.S. forces under stress were being flooded by information about threats to troops and civilians at the Kabul airport, just days after a deadly suicide bombing. Thousands of Afghans were swarming the airport, trying to get out of the country following the Taliban takeover.<\/p>\n

According to the official, Said found that better communication between those making the strike decision and other support personnel might have raised more doubts about the bombing, but in the end may not have prevented it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More at the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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