CBS/AP) American soldiers who shot and killed an Italian intelligence officer in a friendly fire incident in Baghdad generally followed instructions for dealing with potential threats, a U.S. investigation is expected to conclude. But the probe into the March 4 shooting is also expected to raise concerns about the rules of engagement at a Baghdad checkpoint, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the report has not been finished.
hehe: generally followed instructions??? I wonder what would happen to students in school when they are taking the standardized tests for the NCLB formula scoring that determines the funding and sanctions for their school if they just 'generally followed instructions'??? What if people driving on the Interstate highway system just generally followed the rules and regulations?? How bad would it be if rather than actually reading the instructions, a taxpayer filing their annual 1040 sort of generally followed the instructions? Would there be consequences for all of these actions??? Would there need to be a followup and reorganization and insuring heads would role if generally following the instructions led to loss of school funding, traffic accidents, hugely inappropriate tax filings?? NO, no one would care, because everyone was generally following instructions just as those in our military were doing when they shot to death an unarmed group of people in a car travelling away from them on a road we totally controlled and knew who these people were.