U.S. Bombs Southern Baghdad After Copter Crash

[La_Serpiente]

U.S. Bombs Southern Baghdad After Copter Crash

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military bombarded southern Baghdad with artillery to root out insurgents believed to be launching mortar shells and rockets, hours after a U.S. military helicopter was shot down west of the capital, killing one soldier.

Soon after the helicopter crashed on Friday, the military said attackers posing as journalists fired assault weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at American paratroopers guarding the burning aircraft.

But there was confusion since Reuters news agency reported that its team at the scene was fired at by U.S. troops and three were later detained by the military.

Elsewhere, insurgents attacked an American tanker convoy, setting one ablaze, and coalition forces raiding a Sunni Muslim mosque arrested 32 suspected non-Iraqi Arab insurgents and seized an arms cache. Hundreds of Iraqis protested outside the mosque after the raid.

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U.S. Bombs S. Baghdad After Copter Crash

[0007]

1. If the junior. believes that this is going well then what will junior say

when its twice as severe?

[teryang]

2. Not a pretty picture

This report seems to contradict the certitude of Kimmit's report televized to all Americans. These journalists were fired upon (by mistake?) What else is new?

Also, we still appear to be taking civilian hostages.

[bvar22]

3. "..bombarded southern Baghdad with artillery ..."

That sounds like a good tactic to root out the few remaining Saddam loyalists....NOT!

Bombarding areas of a city IS a TERROR TACTIC. It is a military reprisal against the civilian population to punish and terrify them into submission. It was used by the Nazis in WWII, and by the US in Viet Nam. It was counterproductive in Europe and Viet Nam.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. 1st discussion of topic:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=295260

[loudnclear]

5. "Just carpet bomb them all and let God sort them out."

That seems to be our policy and it still does not stop anything. We are building enemies for the future.

"A vote for Bush is a vote for war."