Quote Originally Posted by Torog
Howdy pisshead,

Such are the dangers of a war that's being fought by enemy combatants who dress in civilian clothes and hide behind the skirts of women and girls,if the press doesn't want to git shot at,they best wear a bright orange vest or something,that makes it clear,that they aren't in fact,an enemy combatant,using the guise of a 'camera-man' to attack our troops with..don't ya reckon ?

Have a good one ...
I can't believe I'm saying this.... but I actually agree with Torog. While I may be against the fact that we are in Iraq in the first place, I do support our troops and have a hard time finding them at fault here. I don't know how many times I see footage of some reporter or cameraman, running around during a battle like they think they're bullet proff, and think to myself "what an idiot". I really amazed more of them aren't dropping like flies. If they want that action footage they gotta accept the fact that they may just have to die for it.

The reporter died in crossfire. That means he was right in between our guys and the Iraqi's who were trying to kill each other. No matter how tough or well trained our soldiers are, they are human. When your in the middle of a battle, and other people are actively trying to kill you, you tend to shoot first and ask questions later. It's called self preservation and it's instinctual.