President Camacho
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Two posts were hit. Nobody knows how many troops were asleep initially when the posts were engaged by the helis. So lets not confuse minor pieces of information to try to come up with objections to the Pakistani narrative.
Some troops were obviously hit when they were asleep. Others who stood guard, while others in the platoon deployed rested, engaged the helis. They were engaged by the helis and then the second post engaged the heli with their lone HMG and they too were engaged by the Apaches and AC-130.
Also, once an observation aircraft comes across, the entire post does not wake up. There are duties to be performed round the clock on the position and unless the position is being attacked, the ones resting probably did not come out to check on what the observation aircraft/UAV etc. was up to as in that area, such flights are quite common.
See Blain2, my intention is not to to split the straws here.
I am trying to point out that things are still in the dark. Everything, every detail, every single piece of information that could help define the degree of criminality int his case, is not known to us yet. So, for the better judgement, we should reserve our emotions and prejudice until all the accounts appear clear and coherent.
The fact is still there, and no one can deny it, that NATO attacked a (two, as you say) Pakistani Army post within Pakistan's borders, resulting in killing of over 2 dozen troops, including officers. That is a fact, and time now is to find the reasons behind such a fiasco on NATO's part.
Giving out judgmental statements while keeping nothing but only the results of the actions in mind, and not the processes or intent that led to the consequence, is not right.