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"The aircrew hesitated. "It seemed a little premature," said Lt Denton. "We didn't have hostile intent or a positive ID from the ground commander." But the special forces soldiers were adamant that, although they could not themselves see the men on the boat, they must be the Taliban who had attacked them. That, said Lt Denton, was good enough for the Apache crews."
If this is how the Americans do it, then im fully behind the UK guys (as always). I'd like to think that you guys would make sure before you pulled the trigger if i was stood there on the ground that i was actually a bad guy. As has been posted above this, perhaps this aggressive stance will lead sadly to more friendly fire casualties.
And yes, i know its easy for me to pontificate sat in my office millions of miles away from the hot stuff.
Keep up the good work chaps