U.S. tanks shell Iraqi mosque after attack: military

[deadparrot]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. tanks shelled a mosque in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Friday after coming under rocket-propelled grenade and machinegun fire from the building, the U.S. military said.

A doctor at Ramadi hospital told Reuters three people had been killed and 22 wounded by the U.S. fire, which the U.S. military said was provoked by a "complex attack" that also included hand grenades and improvised explosives.

"Coalition forces returned fire in self defense, using escalation of force procedures, and finally fired several main gun rounds from M1 tanks into the mosque in order to defeat the attackers," the military said in a statement.

The mosque suffered serious structural damage to the dome and minaret, it said, adding that one soldier had been slightly hurt in the attack.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060825/ts_nm/iraq_dc

[Barrett808]

1. Coming soon to mosques in Baghdad. n/t

[Botany]

2. Get 'em out now!

As an American I want our troops to be able to defend themselves
no matter where the fire is coming from ..... sorry one of my best friend's
kid just got sent over there.

As a person who thinks I just see us digging the hole deeper & deeper.

I also see that Iraqis must see us as an invading force and to fight back
is patriotic.

No link to 9/11, no WMDs, no threat to America, and no bin Laden
time to go home.

[Kelvin Mace]

3. That'll make us popular n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. We'll gain a lot of love and support with this stuff happening.

Weren't there any women and childrens to chase, too?

[HuffleClaw]

5. "escalation of force procedures"

*puke*

[Supersedeas]

8. does the Corp Media even bother to translate this propoganda??

[eleny]

6. Nothing like pissing off 800 million people.

"The "Sunnis", followers of Abu, the majority, with 800 million Muslims."

http://www.religion-cults.com/Islam/islam5.html

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. My thought exactly when I saw this one.

No matter why - this will be all our fault.