I’m drawing this conclusion from the headline to the Reuters story, before reading the article:
The headline:
“NATO rules avoid Afghan civilian deaths: general”
The conclusion:
We may have fired the shots that resulted in the deaths in question, but it’s our evil enemies, the Taliban and/or al Qaeda who are to blame for opposing us.
Now, I’ll read the article.
Let’s see how I did:
“He (U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel) said many civilian casualties were caused because Taliban insurgents launched attacks in populated areas and used ordinary Afghans and their homes as cover.” (more…)