How do Air Force pilots feel about using napalm and white phosphorus on Iraqi families.?

Question

How do you feel after completing sweep and destroy mission on civilians from 35,000 feet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCp1gqlR5ZE

Answer 1

The questionb is irrelevant as they do not and you are simply using this "question" as a disingenuous form of military bashing. War is hell. Period. People die. People suffer. It is horrible. . Diplomacy should be the main weapon, attack a last resort. War should be avoided.But NOT at "any and all costs". Pacifism is an offense to God and man alike, and leads to enslavement.

Answer 2

Neither WP or napalm are dropped from 35,000 feet. They are both low level weapons. WP is usually only used in flares and in grenades and napalm is only used on targets that are positively confirmed as enemy positions. Our troops do not do "sweep and destroy" missions. Mostly in this war we react no act. You are mistaken and you owe an apology to our forces.

Answer 3

they don't use napalm, white phosphorus is for illumination/smoke screen, charred bodies could be caused by any number of weapons.



Who really cares what they use to kill them with? Whether you use napalm or WP or just a bomb - there will be suffering and burning of skin. Yes innocent people die, if you don't like it blame the politicians not the military who are doing their jobs. The primary mission of an airforce pilot is to protect ground troops, they were not looking to kill families.

Answer 4

Dropping napalm from 35,000 feet? Bullsh!t.

Answer 5

Wow what a video, one guy who seems to claim that he saw all these burned bodies. yet the video only showed a few hazy photos and the last one was a rather famous shot from Nam.



Now if you have any proof that the US Military used WP Against civilians in Iraq why don't you show it. because your link doesn't.



SO to answer your question, they feel nothing because they haven't done it.

Answer 6

They are doing there job. War is hell, no one said combat was fun. What kind of question is that? Are you trying to have our military men and women second guess themselves on what they are doing? Its hard enough being out there away from our families, without people asking tree hugging questions like that. If they didn't provide the air support they do, allot more of OUR AMERICAN ground troops would be in allot worse situations. They save lives, no matter how they do it, they save our troops lives everyday. We all do what we have to do for this war. OORAH.

Answer 7

napalm sticks to kids napalm sticks to kids..my husband sang that song thru out his tech school as they marched..they dont use it in iraq..you realize this right?

Answer 8

I got the same type of question being a Marine Sniper, and my answer (though copied) has always been the same.....I feel....recoil!