{"id":62366,"date":"2015-10-18T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T15:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=62366"},"modified":"2015-10-18T11:33:21","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T15:33:21","slug":"docs-without-borders-claim-kunduz-hospital-bombing-was-intentional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=62366","title":{"rendered":"Docs Without Borders claim Kunduz hospital bombing was intentional"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Associated Press<\/a> reports that Doctors Without Borders is charging that the bombing of their hospital last week in Kunduz, Afghanistan by US aircraft was intentional;<\/p>\n

The trauma hospital was bombed during a firefight between Taliban and government troops, as U.S. advisers were helping Afghan forces retake the city after the insurgents overran it and seized control on Sept. 28.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Doctors Without Borders officials have said the U.S. gunship made five separate strafing runs over the course of an hour, directing heavy fire on the main hospital building, which contained the emergency room and intensive care unit. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If the Afghan government hadn’t given up the city in the first place, taking it back from the Taliban wouldn’t have been necessary. Given that the Taliban is well-known for hiding behind innocents while prosecuting their war against civilians and Doctors Without Borders’ history of siding with terrorists, it makes sense to me that the hospital was probably a legitimate target.<\/p>\n

While it shouldn’t be US policy to bomb hospitals, it should send a message to these thugs that their days of hiding behind innocents have ended. The President has apologized for the incident, but only because he can blame the troops for the bombing. he certainly hasn’t taken responsibility for it.<\/p>\n

From another AP link<\/a>;<\/p>\n

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama offered condolences to the staff and pledged a “transparent, thorough and objective accounting of the facts.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to Doctors Without Borders, US special forces troops had scrutinized the hospital in the days before the attack, so I’m pretty sure that they had their reasons for targeting the hospital. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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