U.S. and Iraqi Forces Raid Ramadi Mosques

[DuctapeFatwa]

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of raids Tuesday on Ramadi mosques and detained a prominent cleric following fierce clashes that hospital officials said killed at least four people.

The seven targeted mosques are suspected of supporting insurgents

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/world/9897394.htm

[rucky]

1. Does anybody honestly think Iraqis would raid mosques...

if we weren't ordering them to?

[leftchick]

2. What another Excellent Idea....

:eyes:


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Angry residents accused Americans of disrespecting the sanctity of city mosques.


"This cowboy behavior cannot be accepted," said cleric Abdullah Abu Omar of the Ramadi Mosque. "The Americans seem to have lost their senses and have gone out of control."


The 1st Marine Division said the raids followed a pattern of insurgent activity in and around Ramadi mosques in recent weeks.


"The 1st Marine Division respects the religious and cultural significance represented by mosques," it said in a statement. "However, when insurgents violate the sanctity of the mosque by using the structure for military purposes, the site loses its protective status."

[Disturbed]

3. Iraqi Forces?

Are they Sunnis, Shi'ites or both?