March 11, 2010
Published: 26 Nov 09 09:26 CET
Updated: 26 Nov 09 19:24 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091126-23531.html
The Bundeswehr's top officer, Chief of Staff Wolfgang Schneiderhan, resigned on Thursday following revelations that information about civilian casualties caused by a deadly NATO air strike in Afghanistan had been withheld by the Defence Ministry.
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And the bottom line??? The Taliban laugh while we punish ourdelves!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For one person to say to another "I have a God" , is a statement of faith. But when that same person goes on to say "My God is better than your God", then that is a statement displaying much ignorance!!!
Even though i have no sympathy with them, but you should realize that it is the WEST that created them and funded them and then when they did give their ultimate sacrifice of lives and mental peace, the WEST left them all alone with nothing but guns and poverty. Whatelse do you expect out of such a society?
Although I believe Schneiderhan and the others meant well, it is indeed unfortunate that the world doesn't not see the actions of both sides in a larger context. If only.......
It seems like stupid politics in search of an impossible goal. Your soldiers are dying to save your politicians egos.
Its surprising how you can pass such statements liviing in the comfort of a developed country. Do you even know what those civilians go through? You just wiped off the responsbility of their lives just by this tiny and weak argument saying.. meh..sometimes they die. For humanity's sake man, they're not much different from you or me or anyone here.
@Davey-jo: Correction... it seems like stupid American politics of an impossible goal. Agreed.
Somehow i doubt that.