Comments on: Update On Pat Tillman’s Friendly Fire Case http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/update-on-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-case/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/update-on-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-case/comment-page-1/#comment-7591 Justin Gardner Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:53:15 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/update-on-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-case/#comment-7591 <blockquote>I’ll be waiting to see if anyne pays the price for that one.</blockquote> Even if somebody knew something about it, this administration is bullet proof given their stranglehold over the House and the Senate. Nothing will happen.

I’ll be waiting to see if anyne pays the price for that one.

Even if somebody knew something about it, this administration is bullet proof given their stranglehold over the House and the Senate. Nothing will happen.

]]> By: Chris http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/update-on-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-case/comment-page-1/#comment-7590 Chris Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:41:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/update-on-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-case/#comment-7590 I've never been in combat, or in the military. But my instinct is to not be particularly judgemental of soldiers who accidentally kill one of their own in a combat situation. I can only imagine how confusing and terrifying it can be on the battlefield, and friendly fire incidents have been with us as long as warfare has. To the extent that specific military regulations were violated, I guess the military has to investigate. But to me the real crime happened later, when higher-ups with plenty of time to consider their actions elected to lie to the family and the country. George Bush presented a taped tribute to Tillman at an Arizona Cardinals' game as an election tool, at a time when the Pentagon very likely knew that the whole story was a fraud. I'm not saying Bush knew it was a fraud (although I really don't believe it would have made a difference if he did) but at the least someone in the Pentagon let him go forward with a patently false story. I'll be waiting to see if anyne pays the price for that one. I’ve never been in combat, or in the military. But my instinct is to not be particularly judgemental of soldiers who accidentally kill one of their own in a combat situation. I can only imagine how confusing and terrifying it can be on the battlefield, and friendly fire incidents have been with us as long as warfare has.

To the extent that specific military regulations were violated, I guess the military has to investigate. But to me the real crime happened later, when higher-ups with plenty of time to consider their actions elected to lie to the family and the country. George Bush presented a taped tribute to Tillman at an Arizona Cardinals’ game as an election tool, at a time when the Pentagon very likely knew that the whole story was a fraud. I’m not saying Bush knew it was a fraud (although I really don’t believe it would have made a difference if he did) but at the least someone in the Pentagon let him go forward with a patently false story. I’ll be waiting to see if anyne pays the price for that one.

]]> By: GN http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/update-on-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-case/comment-page-1/#comment-7549 GN Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:57:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/update-on-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-case/#comment-7549 Mary Tillman deserves answers .... I hope they do the investigation in a reasonable fashion and timeline .... and give her the answers she certainly deserves. I also hope that the politicians stay out of it .... cause I smell an election issue here .... and that would suck! Mary Tillman deserves answers …. I hope they do the investigation in a reasonable fashion and timeline …. and give her the answers she certainly deserves. I also hope that the politicians stay out of it …. cause I smell an election issue here …. and that would suck!

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