U.S. forces are attacking their allies again!

[Cascadian]

The Italian journalist and the secret service agent were not the only people attacked that day. On the same day in Iraq, a Bulgarian soldier was killed by alleged "friendly fire" from U.S. forces.


http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050308/wl_nm/iraq_bulgaria_us_dc_1

Bulgaria's government, which has been a member of the "Coalition of the Willing" in Iraq has accused U.S. forces as being "badly coordinated".

So which country is going to be next to bow out?


John

[Cascadian]

1. kick

kick

[signmike]

2. Italy . . . Bulgaria . . . are we forgetting Poland?

:evilgrin:

[Cascadian]

3. Maybe the U.S. soldiers will "accidently" attack another ally.

Maybe it will be that one soldier that Micornesia sent in. How accident prone can one force be and how uncoordinated are they in Iraq? Who the hell is in charge there?


John

[Cascadian]

4. kick

again

[Ms. Clio]

5. They are receiving extra training so they don't blow away any more Brits

AMERICAN soldiers in Iraq are being given “anti-fratricide” training to reduce the number of friendly fire attacks against British and other coalition troops, The Times has learnt.

Thirty-two “blue-on-blue” attacks on British and other coalition vehicles have been logged in the past twelve months in southern Iraq, Britain’s area of responsibility.

(snip)

British troops have been given warning against approaching American convoys because of the risk of being shot at. They are ordered to slow down to a snail’s pace as they pull alongside a convoy. They are told to display the Union Jack and shout that they are British. “The problem is that most of these incidents happen in the dark,” a military source said.

A British officer in Basra said: “The Americans can be pretty pumped-up. Sometimes they fire in broad daylight when we are travelling at two miles per hour, shouting that we are British out of the window and waving the Union Jack. If they shoot, our drill is to slam on the brakes and race in the opposite direction.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1517327,00.html