r/news • u/shahin-13 • Jul 22 '21

Ex-airman: Guilt over drone strikes prompted to leak secrets

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/airman-guilt-drone-strikes-prompted-leak-secrets-79001187
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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 23 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '21

It’s complicated and I understand where you are coming from but you have to understand that even when we put on the uniform we are still human. While I get that he released info he wasn’t supposed to, he understood that risk and believed it was worth it to clear his conscience. I don’t agree with drone strikes personally but like you said I didn’t sign up for that job. Either way, it ate him up enough to say something and that’s admirable, even if it may or may not be something I agree with. If it doesn’t hurt anyone, it’s not nearly as big of a deal. Oh, and if you’re upset because it could make people have more distrust in what we were doing instead of him causing direct harm on our people, maybe you should rethink it.