Good point Metchosin - my apologies for that - is was an unfair thing to say. I can't speak to your figures but to say the two countries aren't financially intermingled isn't exactly correct either.

And Calley is best left out of this. I certainly am not going to quibble about that. And as an interviewer of two of the men involved in that incident, and some pretty exhaustive research, I'd say the Colonel in the hovering C&C (Command and Control) ship had a lot more to do with what occurred than is presently acknowledged. Hence came my comment about someone covering their arse.

I'm with Gnu about this - what can we learn? I acknowledge I'm pissed about it. And feel pretty powerless about what I can do to prevent it. But I am hopeful that someone will learn something of value. I also believe with all my heart that the pilot is in a very large hurt locker over this - I certainly would be. Things like this are never good. So whomever posted the empathy above - Me too.

Steve