Posted on 09/07/2010 12:37:42 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
BAGHDAD (AFP) - – Two American soldiers were killed and nine wounded on Tuesday when an Iraqi soldier opened fire after an argument over a sports match they had been playing, US and Iraqi military officials said.
The shooting, which resulted in the first American fatalities since Washington declared an end to combat operations in Iraq last week, occurred within an Iraqi army compound near the city of Tuz Khurmatu in Salaheddin province, while a US army company was visiting local security forces.
"Eleven US soldiers were engaged with small arms fire, killing two and wounding nine, inside an Iraqi army commando compound," a US military statement said.
Iraqi defence ministry spokesman Major General Mohammed al-Askari said that Iraqi and American troops had been playing a sports match when a quarrel erupted between one local and one US soldier.
"The Iraqi soldier opened fire on them," he said, naming the gunman as Soran Rahman Saleh Wali.
"The American soldiers killed the Iraqi soldier. We have opened a high-level investigation into this issue."
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War crime.
Oh wait, that’s only when our guys do it.
Sudden Death Overtime Iraqi Style
So... we shot 11 of them to disable one shooter? That makes no sense at all.
Why does AFP bother releasing this story if they know so little?
With allies like this ...
Oh wait these mental cripples are better than the Americans and can do no wrong.
I'm sure that once the Americans opened up on the sore loser, his buddies joined in and also had to 'get some.'
read it again
No, the Iraqi opened up on our men, killing two and wounding nine before they killed him.
How many times does this crap have to happen before we realize these people are not our friends.
“How many times does this crap have to happen before we realize these people are not our friends.”
Thank God it wasn’t another mass murder like Fort Hood. Time to play Cowboys and Muslims, isn’t it? Seriously?
“How many times does this crap have to happen before we realize these people are not our friends.”
So I guess now wouldn’t be a good time to remind you that Islam is a religion of peace?
What a great idea it was to liberate this country.
Not sure here, always bring a gun to a soccer game, or always bring a soccer ball to a gun fight.
Actually the great majority of regular people in Iraq....love the fact that Saddam is gone.
Agreed. The pro-Iran majority are more likely to agree with their Shi'ite religionists who hated the secularist Saddam.
Shows what kind of worthless animals too many muslims really are at the core.
Notwithstanding what Petreaus, Bush or Obama may try to sell us.
“Not sure here, always bring a gun to a soccer game, or always bring a soccer ball to a gun fight.”
Those barbarians take their soccer seriously. Saddam’s son used to have the national team beaten when they lost. it would probably be prudent to pack some heat when playing them...
Exactly, nation building does not change who they are.
I guess he didn’t get the memo.
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