More disturbing news from Afghanistan today... A US service man seems to have lost it and allegedly went on a killing rampage, targeting civilians for no apparent reason and killing many of them. In this type of military engagement, also known as conventional warfare, things like this happen all the time. Unfortunate? Yes. Avoidable? Hardly. War is a nasty business, always was and always will be. When you have thousands of kids out there, armed and ready to go, things can turn ugly at any time. And the more the conflict endures, the more likely some incidents like this will happen. (...)
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