the results of the investigation - assuming that we get one that is accurate. I would like to see the recommendation by the investigating panel covering this aspect of the firefight (link in previous post):

The worst single loss of U.S. military trainers of the war brought out the deep bitterness with which many soldiers view the new rules. They feel unfairly handcuffed, especially in the case of Ganjgal, where women and children were seen running ammunition and weapons to gunmen firing from inside the hilltop hamlet.
if that were the facts. We (US and ISAF partners) have to make up our minds about what the rules are regarding irregular combatants.

In the meantime, I (like Uboat509) will remain uncomfortable with the apparent concept that the life of one US service person is worth less than the intangible psychological (or political) benefits to the "big picture" of allowing that life to be taken.