Mosque on Fire After U.S. Air Strikes in West Iraq

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U.S. marines engaged in heavy clashes with scores of insurgents near a mosque in western Iraq on Monday, leading to U.S. air strikes which damaged the mosque and left it ablaze, the U.S. military said.

A U.S. military spokesman said marines came under fire from around 100 insurgents near the town of Hit, about 107 miles west of Baghdad, and engaged in an hour-long firefight.

Air support was called in after the guerrillas took up positions around a mosque in the town. "The mosque is partially damaged and currently on fire," the spokesman said.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=6469085

[Media_Lies_Daily]

1. Oh, good...that will do a lot to make the insurgents stop fighting. NOT.

[livinbella]

2. WHY WHY WHY do we have troops near mosques?

Aren't there plenty of other areas we can massacre innocent Iraqis?

[SpiralHawk]

3. Nice play, Mr. Chimp-in-Chief*

You are responsible for this. And for the torture as well. The shit rolls downhill from the top of the dung heap. You have made millions upon millions of new enemies for America. Take a look in the mirror. Get a grip. Do the honorable thing and resign today.