[ilovemyglo]

Okay- let me say this in a non threatening, nonholier than thou way (I hope).
I have a close friend who just came back from Iraq. He said that they hardly get any sleep, they are given food, but water is so scarce and hard to come by it is a resource he never thought he would miss as much as he did. He told me about the heat, and the cold (at night) about the people and the pressure. About his tank breaking down every so many miles and about the problems he is still battling with inside for what he has seen/done.
that being said, you don't know what was going on in the pilots mind. He made a mistake, and it hurt people, no doubt, and i am sure that he knows that, but if you were in the same position you don't know what you would have done. IF you thought your plane was under attack, sometimes your instincts come through. I am just saying, you may not have a totally ACCURATE assesment of the situation in which he was in!
NOW- as for the "hotshot" and "cowboy" comments, I personally feel offended. We are not talking about Maverick in TOP GUN< we are talking about a pilot, during wartime= I doubt any of these guys are out trying to show off. They are scared and working in the best situation they can make of it.
And as for the US and Canada- your country has NEVER been attacked like the US was on Sept. 11, and if IT HAD BEEN! Who do you think they would turn to? Britain? I seriously doubt it! You would have come to the US and we would have helped (JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS DO) and Idon't think you would be making comments like you seem to do...
I am sorry that your country lost more lives. It is war, people make mistakes, and no one is perfect. It sucks, it is unfair, and it is life. Perhaps you should wait and HEAR HIS SIDE before JUDGING>...