Re: The Dark Side of War
I thought the bombing of an ice cream parlor was particularly heinous. An Ice Cream Parlor. Now there is a strategic target. Who are they gonna kill at an Ice Cream Parlor? Families? Kids? Now mind you this was not just one bomb. The first bomb was exploded, then a pause while people rushed to the scene, then a second suicide car bomb drove into the middle of the onlookers. Nice. What in Gods name could these people be thinking? What possible rational could they have for this? This is not “collateral damage”. This is not an out of control prison. This is a planned attack on families enjoying ice cream. Lord help us all.
“A vehicle packed with explosives was driven into a crowd gathered in front of a popular ice cream shop in Baghdad’s western al-Shoulah neighborhood Sunday, police Maj. Mousa Abdul Karim said. Minutes later, as police and residents rushed to help the victims, a second suicide car bomber plowed into the crowd. At least 15 people were killed and 40 wounded.”
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/special_packages/iraq/11483821.htm