Sounds to me it was a lack of communication in joint force expeditions.
I can't blame the pilot for dropping a bomb on an area that is known to be hostile with live fire in view. On top of that, it seems to me that the leak may have been done just to try and detract from those who are responsible by making it seem this pilot is totally at fault.
Again, I don't know the full story, and probably never will. However I do know that we have problems because our current system has soldiers using their commander's intent to accomplish a mission and sometimes they end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. When that happens, the situation is ripe for fratricide.
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