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U.S. stands by its attack on Iraqi wedding party
The U.S. military says the attack that Iraqis say killed more than 40 members of a wedding party was no mistake. A spokesman says the air and ground assault near the Syrian border was aimed at a sanctuary for suspected foreign fighters....Local Iraqis say a large number of women and children were among those killed when aircraft pounded a building where a wedding celebration was underway.Donât forget the baby ducks and kittens. But Brig.-Gen. Mark Kimmitt says his forces had good reason to attack. "Itâs important to understand that this operation was not something that just fell out of the sky." Shit, Kimmit! With one-liners like that youâre gonna be packinâ them in from miles around! "We had significant intelligence that caused us to conduct a military operation into the middle of the desert, 85 kilometres south of Husaybah and 25 kilometres inside from the Syrian border ... this is one of those routes we have watched for a long period of time, as a place where foreign fighters and smugglers come into this country." Gen. James Mattis of the U.S. Marine Corps, said his troops have nothing to apologize for, adding, "Letâs not be naive, bad things happen in wars." Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-21 |
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