I’m sick and tired of hearing accusations that U.S. troops acted irresponsibly when they killed Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari, and wounded Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, last Friday. When they were signaled to stop, they should’ve complied. This is a war; they were traveling down the most dangerous road in Iraq, the U.S. was unaware of this “Italian Operation”, and they disobeyed an order to halt. What else could our troops do? Whip out some coffee and donuts? Would you like a map?

Keep in mind; Sgrena is a fierce opponent of the war and a frequent critic of U.S. policy who works for the communist newspaper Il Manifesto. She is behind the accusations. Go figure.

It gets better. Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini told his government Tuesday that the car was not speeding and was not ordered to stop by U.S. troops at a checkpoint. What? Would someone please tell me how he would know the car wasn’t speeding, and our troops did not order the car to stop? Radar detectors and real time satellite reconnaissance, I suspect. We stop everyone at a checkpoint. Max Smart must have trained Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari.

What a dumbass. What was he thinking? “Oh, it’s just a U.S. checkpoint manned by U.S. soldiers armed to the teeth, just floor it, we’ll be fine.”

Well he’s not fine; his ass is dead.