It is sad that the American soldiers had to be so suspicious. But given what they'd eincountered the previous couple of weeks; soldiers in civilian clothing firing at Coalition forces, Fedayeen in AMBULANCES firing on the soldiers. I don't blame them for being wary of someone claiming to be a doctor.
A desparate try to make Americans look bad in the aftermath of liberation.
Good point. Saddam's tactics in this, and the tactics of visitors from Syria and elsewhere, were designed to maximize civilian casualties. It is amazing that our troops showed as much restraint as they did. If it had been an Iraqi raid on one of our hospitals, there would have been nobody living to tell about it.