Thanks for the great article, UJ. I’ve been waiting for something like this to get a clear read on just what the heck happened.
I completely concur that a tragedy happened. But to me, the key datum from which all the rest of this comes forth like some kind of evil fruit, is:
“… Brass from AK-47s was found in the first house … ”
I’ll wager that AKs sound noticeably different than M-16s, too, so it sounds to me like the LT called it and they did what they were trained to do.
Whether SSgt. Wuterich exercised poor judgement, is possible, but I wasn’t there being shot at just after a comrade has been blown to dog meat.
Some folks need to reread Grim’s comments to you and really consider his words. The blood of these dead people is on the hands of of whoever fired on the convoy; the sin is his, IMO.
