“Then in Ramadi, guerrillas holed up in the Abdul Qadir al-Kailani Mosque attacked US troops. The latter returned fire, and ultimately brought up M1 Abrams tanks and fired at the religious building. It was left with structural damage to its dome and minaret. The guerrillas set the US troops up for a lose/lose situation. By subjecting the mosque to tank fire, they look to Iraqi Muslims like anti-Muslim infidels.”

The guerrillas attack the US troops from a mosque, but the troops aren’t supposed to fight back because, what, it’s a sacred building above the fray? The guerrillas placed it in the fray! How do you combat such logic?

Perhaps “Mission Accomplished” was a bit premature.