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| German general quits over Afghan air strike |
| 2009-11-26 |
| Germany's top general Wolfgang Schneiderhan has resigned over an air strike in Afghanistan in September which the Afghan government says killed many civilians. The announcement was made in parliament by the German defence minister. He told MPs that the chief of staff of the German army had tended his resignation. Deputy defence minister Peter Wichert had also resigned. It follows reports that information about September's air strike near Kunduz had been withheld. It was a German commander who called in that air strike on two fuel trucks seized by the Taliban. He feared the trucks would be used to carry out an attack on a German military base nearby. The US fighter jet bombed the fuel tankers. It's believed that dozens of Afghan civilians were killed. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 as I recall the |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-26 13:24 |
| #1 You have to make the judgment calls based on what you know at the time. The taliban use human shields or nearby civilians as a tool of war. It's part of their kit. To me resigning plays into the hands of the enemy. They will use your moral compass as a weakness to be exploited. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-11-26 13:15 |