Mortar round ( fired by U.S. soldiers) accidentally kills (Iraqi) civilian

[sabra]

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1673842.php

Mortar round accidentally kills civilian

Associated Press


BAGHDAD, Iraq — A mortar round fired by U.S. soldiers in northwest Iraq accidentally killed a civilian, the military said Friday.

Soldiers were firing at a suspected insurgent location Wednesday but fell short of the target, hitting the man instead, a U.S. statement said. The incident happened near a village south of Sinjar, on the road from Mosul to the border with Syria about 225 miles northwest of Baghdad.

[rsmith6621]

1. Oh Well...

That The Way It Goes In War.....Isnt There Plenty More to Replace them!!!!...:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[politicaholic]

2. "Fog of war." -Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon, 2003, 2004, 2005...- n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Again????????

[thereismore]

4. Wow, that's got to be the first civilian admitted by the military.

[jobycom]

5. Makes you wonder how many of the "suicide bombers" were mortar shells

Ooops! Damn, that killed a lot of them. Better claim it was a suicide bomber!

[uppityperson]

6. interesting in combination with this thread. So sorry for everyone

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2214576

[leftchick]

7. I am sure this happens daily

this is ne of the very few ever reported.

[Voltaire99]

8. Whoops! Don't worry, though, dead guy: you're a hero!

Courtesy of our mortar heroes.

Whole lot of heroism goin' on!

[pinniped]

9. I'm shocked.

Mortars, along with bullets, are as accurate as bombs dropped from the sky.

[0007]

10. If they said one Iraqi, you can bet it was at least twelve.