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

Reuters ^ | 10/11/04

[TexKat]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 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.

[lothor]

Well, it's about time!!!

[Stonewall Jackson]

Hope the Marines brought hot dogs and marshmallows.

[GW and Twins Pawpaw]

Why was it not vaporized?

[Puppage]

Aw, where's allah when ya need him? Must be his smelly will.

[tomahawk]

Mosque = Terrorist Base

[NoClones]

Is this a step in the right direction?

[riri]

Mosque on fire?

Hope it is the first of many.

[Williams]

2 effing bad, it happens. Our troops are at war, do the American people realize the press is selling us down the river?

[gr8eman]

So much for Bush calling off all raids until the election! Also...they left out "Holey Mosque"!

[wideawake]

Oh, that's a shame.

I wonder if this means that we are willing to invoke our rights under the Geneva Convention now and consider mosques used by terrorists as legitimate military targets.

It would be about time.

[lothor]

Did anybody bring KINGSFORD?

[Ready4Freddy]

..and some pork ribs to smoke.....

[Paladin2]

I'd suggest that they have opened a portal to Hell.

[Seeking the truth]

Burn, baby, burn!

[Coop]

Our forces have conducted responses like this before, despite many posts around here to the contrary.

[USF]

"Mosque" = Islamic arms depot.

[rickmichaels]

"The mosque is partially damaged and currently on fire."

Allah peanut butter sandwiches!!!

[Libertarian4Bush]

burn baby burn...

[WoodstockCat]

Burn, baby, Burn.