Didn't she know they were already convicted by Murtha.
The line from later in the story "After being hit by an IED, his men were searching the area and found a massive weapons cache in a mosque" is only more proof that our enemies take advantage of our sensitivity.
The terrorists use civilians as human shields, they fire from their windows and doors then run out the back to avoid return fire. All of this is documented along with the use of mosques, hospitals and schools for their ambush and cache activities.
Our troops are the best, but sometimes shit happens. That's not an excuse, it's an explanation.