03-04-2003, 12:45 AM
kandrathe,Mar 2 2003, 08:39 AM Wrote:And, what do you mean by appearing callous?I mean, specifically relating to precision weapons, the appearance of callous is:
Military: We hit what we aim at. Our weapons are that good.
Reporter: But what about those Iraqi civilians that just got killed?
Military: Well, we aimed at them. Too bad.
Obviously the military doesn't say that, they say, "Well, we missed." Then the reporter goes on with "But you said you didn't miss!" and the public naturally assumes that the military is trying to cover up "Well, we aimed at them."