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Another case of bad intelligence in Iraq:

U.S. troops killed four Iraqi firefighters in a case of mistaken identity after a report that a firetruck had been hijacked, the military said on Tuesday.

Shouldn’t that be Friendly Firemen?

8 Comments

  1. Just on the off chance I might be misunderstood, my last comment wasn’t accompanied with a smiley face.
    Imagine your only tour in Iraq, and your only combat mission wiped out four firefighters. Trying to do your job as best you can, and making a mistake? That’s not something to make light of.
    Sorry Laurence. You can keep your cats, too.

  2. Just on the off chance I might be misunderstood, my last comment wasn’t accompanied with a smiley face.
    Imagine your only tour in Iraq, and your only combat mission wiped out four firefighters. Trying to do your job as best you can, and making a mistake? That’s not something to make light of.
    Sorry Laurence. You can keep your cats, too.
    P.S. If this is a double post, blame it on Cox Cable…my nemesis.

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