And how many times have they been sitting up there with the enemy in view and ask for permission but the permission was NOT granted and they watch as a few of their own get nailed? Day in and day out they watch their own getting shot at and blown up so I can see how it sounds and looks cold but they are really fighting for their Brothers and Sisters on the ground.
The PR battle is just another weapon the bad guys use to get the upper hand and just like in Vietnam they know if they can pull at the heartstrings of the public they can slowly turn things in their favor.
We have the luxury of watching the video with the assistance of highlighted and blown up circles and the after knowledge that they where photographers but from the distance they were sitting and in the heat of the moment I can see how a long telephoto lens could be mistaken as an rbg or the shoulder strap as a gun strap and if I had my kids in that van there is know way in hell I’d drive up that freaking street!!!!!!!!!!
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