Afghan MPs 'out of patience' after Kandahar massacre

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17339468


The soldier is alleged to have killed the villagers and then set the bodies on fire

Afghans "have run out of patience" with foreign troops, the country's MPs have warned, after a US soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians.

The strongly-worded resolution came as US officials issued an alert, fearing reprisals after the Kandahar rampage. Nine children were among those killed.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the act was "unforgivable" and Taliban militants have vowed revenge.

The soldier is being questioned. Nato has promised to deliver justice.

[KG]

1. they should just accept the presidents 'condolences' and move forward...

[tularetom]

2. Don't they understand we're just there to bring freedom to their backward country?

They should ignore this and be grateful that we're such humanitarians.

If they're gonna act like that we should just leave.

[JSnuffy]

3. It's unfortunate that it happened...

... and the blowback will be a mess but that one guy is not indicative of the vast vast vast vast majority of forces.

[denverbill]

4. Yes, and Osama bin Laden isn't the vast, vast majority of Muslims.

That doesn't prevent Republicans from blaming all Muslims for 9-11, and won't prevent many Afghanis from hating all Americans.

[bullwinkle428]

6. Although several witness reports indicate that it was a number of troops involved

in this massacre, not just one.

[LeftinOH]

5. Turn him over to local authorities. We know it won't happen, but

that's the least we can do. More likely, there'll be a closed military trial and some kind of 'acquittal' based on his mental status ...which will *not* go over well among the Afghans.