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February 23rd, 2010
12:00 PM ET
McChrystal apologizes as airstrike kills dozens in Afghanistan
The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has publicly apologized to the Afghan people after a NATO air strike killed more than two dozen civilians.
It is something the U.S. has gone to great lengths to try and avoid as part of its new strategy. Our Barbara Starr has the report from the Pentagon.
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Re: Broken government
I think there are 2 solutions.
1) Determine which corporations are essential to life quality of Americans, such as public energy, health, etc. Turn those into nonprofit corporations which include people on the boards dedicated to serving the people.
2) Regulate the other corporations keeping in mind corporations serve the American public, not the other way around.
Corporations have gotten out of hand in America. My sister calls our country "The United Corporations of America", not United States of America. It is true.
It amazes me that we have to apoloize for the death of civilians. I see no one apolozing for the death's of our American servicemen and women. The Afghan civilains were warned how many times that this surge was coming and flyers were sent out to also let them know. I feel that if they are still in there, this is what could happen plus how many of these civilains how been harboring the Taliban and turn around and point fingers at the Nato troops. I do believe that we need to have better intellengice on the field.
its absurd to believe that not apologizing for our wrongdoings in the past was a good method to win the hearts and minds of the people we claim are not our enemy. lets just hope with the apologies come a weakening resolve for the completion of the mission.