PING...We are putting this statement out because we are warning the world and the terrorists that we will no longer be careful around Mosques. If terrorists are hiding in mosques, we will take them out.
Then, pursuant to the Geneva Convention, it ceases to be a place of worship. TAKE IT OUT!
When they fire from a mosque the mosque loses it's status as a non target under the rules of the Geneva convention.
Blow it up. It may start a trend.
"terrorists ILLEGALLY using a mosque to fire upon Iraqi and coalition troops. "
I never get used to the Peaceful Muslims of the world remaining quiet when their houses of worship are used as munitions warehouses and above-ground foxholes! IMO, if
THEY don't care how the terrorists defile their religion,
why should the coalition forces?
PING..."The mosque was struck by coalition aerial assets at approximately 9:25 a.m. with three precision-guided munitions and then again at 1:38 p.m. with another precision-guided munition, which destroyed the minaret."
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide ....
The problem is that the military is way to concerned about "outrage" from the rest of the muslim world when mosques are hit. It's time to stop being so PC. IMHO, when a muslim cleric preaches jihad from a mosque, the mosque should be taken out along with as many followers of the cleric as possible. When a mosque is used as a base of attack, there should be no question or hesitation. What I am hearing is that it takes hours to get approval to hit a mosque, even when attacks are directly coming from the mosque.
The military needs to stop tying the hands of our brave soldiers and let them do their job. The muslim world hates the US now and blowing up a mosque is not going to change a thing except kill terrorists.
So much for making war from religious sites and then crying, "Sanctuary."
If the truly religious Muslims want this sacrilege of turning mosques into military redoubts to end, they have it in their power.