Several Killed as U.S. Bombs Wrong Target in Iraq

[louis-t]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20050108/ts_nm/iraq_dc

AAYTHA, Iraq (Reuters) - A U.S. warplane mistakenly bombed a house in northern Iraq (news - web sites) on Saturday, killing several people in an attack likely to inflame anti-American anger ahead of controversial elections due at the end of the month.

Hearts and minds are slipping away.

[Cha]

1. I say more than "likely"..

:wtf:

[AlbizuX]

2. look at the arrogance!

"regrets the loss of POSSIBLY innocent lives".

They admit they hit the wrong target, and then qualify their apology with..."possibly"...as if every Iraqi house POSSIBLY has a terrorist in it, thereby making the errant bombing OK.

The U.S. military regrets nothing...this is rhetoric.

[NYC]

3. Mosul, 500 lb. bomb, 14 dead per Iraqis, 5 dead per U.S.

... Furious residents of the village of Aaytha, south of the city of Mosul, said the air strike flattened a villa and killed 14 civilians. Reuters television pictures showed 14 freshly dug graves after the bombing in the early hours of Saturday.

The U.S. military said at least five people died after an F-16 warplane dropped a 500-pound bomb on the wrong target...

This must be the same one I heard earlier described as 550 lb. bomb.

[malaise]

4. Deeply regrets

Yeh that will bring back the innocents - I am sick of this crap.

[Moderator]

5. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1133194&mesg_id=1133194