Friendly Fire
Unintended Sacrifice: The Haunting Tale of Friendly Fire
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Within a few seconds their jets came over the hill
Enemy jets appeared suddenly over the hill.
Strafing
Attacking with machine gun fire from the air.
The soldiers raining fire on their people
Soldiers are causing destruction among their own people.
An unintended
Not intended, accidental.
Sacrifice of their own lives
Soldiers unintentionally sacrificing their lives.
The soldiers at the front ?
Soldiers positioned at the front lines.
Killed by their own nation
Soldiers killed by their own nation or government.
They all died in friendly
All the soldiers died due to friendly fire.
Fire
Repetition of the concept of friendly fire.
And the flames are rising higher
The intensity of destruction is increasing.
They are here to
They are present to hold their ground.
Hold the ground
The purpose is to defend the territory they have gained.
To defend what they have found
Reinforcing the commitment to protect their acquired land.
A
Introduction to the idea of casualties being reported.
Casualty list in the news will be a helpful tool
Listing casualties in the news as a manipulative tool.
Creating
The act of creating fear and hatred among war supporters.
Fear and hatred supporters of a war
Those who endorse war are targeted with fear and hatred.
A necessary means to an
Using casualties as a necessary means to achieve an end.
End killing their own soldiers
The paradox of killing one's own soldiers for a larger cause.
Publicity for a new war ? to
Possibly suggesting that the casualties are used for publicity.
Get all the voters
Speculation about the motivation being to gain voters for a new war.
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