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O’Reilly: Karzai’s Concern For Civilian Causalities Is ‘Insulting’
Think Progress —
... understand that in war, collateral damage is constantly present. U.S. military is investigating the situation, but Check believes Karzai is making a political grandstand play, and it is insulting. Without us, his head is on a stick.
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O’Reilly was referring to a recent air strike that the U.S. military claims killed 15 Taliban fighters, but that Karzai claims killed 16 civilians. While the investigation is ...
O?Reilly: Karzai?s Concern For Civilian Causalities Is ?Insulting?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... American forces after a raid killed some civilians. In that raid, a top Taliban commander and some of his cronies were also killed, but apparently, Karzai doesn’t understand that in war, collateral damage is constantly present . U.S. military is investigating the situation, but Check believes Karzai is making a political grandstand play, and it is insulting . Without us, his head is on a stick. Watch it: O’Reilly was referring to a recent air strike that the U.S. military claims killed 15 Taliban fighters , but that ...
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