BAGHDAD - U.S. forces, backed by aircraft, killed at least 25 Shiite militia fighters north of Baghdad Friday in an operation targeting a cell accused of smuggling weapons from Iran, the military said.
Iraqi officials, however, said American bombs killed civilians who rushed to help those injured in the initial airstrike and said the only ones armed in the neighborhood were locals trying to organize themselves against al-Qaida.
Three U.S. soldiers were killed in roadside bombings Friday — two in southeastern Baghdad and one in Salahuddin province north of the capital, the military said. The military also reported the death of a soldier shot Thursday in a southern section of Baghdad used by al-Qaida cells.
The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen met Iraq’s prime minister on a visit to Baghdad on Friday and urged Iraqis to seize the opportunity of improved security.
“I see a tremendous amount of change and progress since I was here before,†Mullen told reporters after discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Iraqi capital. “But we still face significant challenges in progress and security.â€
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U.S.: 25 killed in Iraq gunfight
OK, let me get this straight, U.S. forces got into a gunfight with hostile forces in Iraq, U.S. forces did exactly what they were supposed to do, they fired on and killed 25 of them, but according to Iraqi sources, “American bombs killed civilians who rushed to help those injured in the initial airstrike and said the only ones armed in the neighborhood were locals trying to organize themselves against al-Qaida.”…
According to Iraqi sources?? There’s some reputable sourcing huh?? Well, what the hell, Iraqi sources are good enough I guess, their accusations against Blackwater USA have been all that was needed for the Sec. of State, Rice Issues New Rules for Blackwater USA so, can we only guess that in an attempt to appease the goddamned Iraqis that now we’ll have U.S. troops on camera during their every move??
Can we expect there to be a huge outcry from the wimpy-assed left as they call for JUSTICE for the 25 or so innocent Iraqis that ran out to rescue their buddies during an active gunfight??
Would it also be a fair assumption to suppose that the Congress will begin immediate investigations into the 25 uncalled for deaths of some dumbasses that thought they were bullet proof and the U.S. troops that violated their sanctity??
C’mon people, wake up, Iraq isn’t a playground, our troops get shot at every day, and if they have good sense, they shoot back, and when they do, people die, and in a war sometimes civilians die, that tends to happen when you’re conducting urban warfare operations, civilians get the shitty end of the stick, it really sucks, but that’s life in a combat zone…
I don’t anymore buy the story that the Iraqis are reporting on this than I do their accusations against Blackwater USA contractors, but I do have a suggestion that may change the minds of the Iraqis doing the loudest complaining, we can pull ALL U.S. forces and BW USA personnel OUT of Iraq and we can let the Iraqis take care of Iraq all by themselves for a while, they think there’s a lot of innocent civilians being killed now?? They ain’t seen nothing yet!
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F-kin sand niggers, we’re being played like fools in Iraq.
The next time Rice visits Iraq and Blackwater is tasked with her security, I wonder if her new rules are to be followed?
Yeah, it is a no win situation as it is right now. The best thing to do is shoot the gotdam Iraqi officials who complained..and every other raghead with a gun..Iraqi security forces, cops, and all. Give them thirty days to lay down there guns and then start going village by village house by house and killing everyone found with a weapon..and then burn down the fucking village..eventually they will either all die or submit.
Otherwise get the hell out and let them kill each other off.
It is indeed, time to “Hear the Lamentations of their women.”
Hey, it’s finally nice to see someone else who doesn’t buy the B.S. about Blackwater USA.
Some Iraqi accounts stated that people on the street were throwing rocks at the Blackwater convoy.
I’m sorry, but if you throw rocks at Men with machine guns, you pretty much deserve what you get, whether you’re an Iraqi or Palestinian.
Again, I say… turn our troops loose and let them do the job.
It is a war. Nobody likes to hear people getting killed, but it is a war.
Kill or be killed!
I dont trust anything that comes from the Iraqi ‘sources’.
And Blackwater needs to stay right where they are.
They are the best thing to happen in Iraqi!
You tell ‘em Fred!!!
BDG
Someone has GOT to get the Moonbat handbook out of the hands of our enemies. Damn.
Shackling our soldiers is reprehensible, first. Then expecting every soldier to be a police officer and engage in police ROEs is likewise. Then keeping Blackwater but placing US dignitary protection personnel WITH the Blackwater people? Insulting at best. But here’s the gig: they STILL EMPLOY BLACKWATER people doing their jobs. What does that actually say about the efficacy of Blackwater, eh? It’s all about, I postulate, “plausible deniability.”
BZ