It was an over eager jet jockey hell bent on getting his kills in before he went home. Jet jockey, huh? Smitty is a better man than you will ever be. The man is a hero, a warrior, and as a Naval Aviator, one of the best men to strap on a fighter jet who ever lived. Be glad and grateful he risked his life for your right to call him stupid names.
Tell that to the four brave warriors he killed because he couldn't wait to pull the trigger. The man was flying at nearly 20 000 ft, and decided that a few tracers (supposedly from an enemy without any radar guided weapons) were a serious threat to a jet doing 1000 miles an hour in the dark. He then dropped 5000 feet and circled around to take it out, without authorisation from the control planes.
Right after dropping the bomb, his wingmate wondered over the radio "Hope we did the right thing".