"Afhgan War Logs" Leaked - US Covered Up Killing Of Thousands Of Civillians

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oldschoolfool said:

megaman79 said:

oldschoolfool said:

We don't have the right to know if it risk national security and risk American lives,to say other wise is just selfish and wrong. I agree that collertal damage is unfortunate and it sucks,but it's an unavoidable part of war. I'll go back to the terrorist blowing up civilans with IED's and killing soilder's. How about we get angry about that. Let's not make the solider's that are risking there lives everyday for our national securtiy out to be the bad guys here.

so you don't believe in a free and open democracy? The freedom of knowledge/the press is a fundamental part of a true democracy, because without knowing all the facts how can people be expected to choose who leads us? If what these people are doing is risking lives if people know about it then IMO they shouldn't be doing it. They have a choice and they must be held accountable for their actions.

If you believe  we shouldn't have the right to know what is being done in the name of the people then you don't believe in a free and open democracy which is what the US is supposedly fighting for Afghanistan to have.

as for IEDs and human shields they are both terrible things and the people responsible should be held accountable but that in no way justifies covering up terrible acts by "the other side" and I would just like to add I do not condone violence of any kind.

@MARCUSDJACKSON yes I have but does that make it right? does it make it OK to cover it up? Yes all wars have civilian casualties but that doesn't mean that when it happens we should pretend it didn't, war is a terrible thing and I believe it should be a measure of absolute last resort and every step possible should be made to reduce casualties, especially when your "enemy" grows stronger every time an innocent is killed and the only way to win the war with violence is genocide.