On Sunday, American soldiers raided a house in Kut, a city just south of Baghdad. In the process of arresting six men suspected of being part of Shiite militias responsible for several attacks on soldiers, two people were killed. As the soldiers stormed the house, they spotted an armed man whom they believed to be hostile. The soldiers fired at the man and hit a nearby woman. Some people would say that this unfortunate event is the price that must be payed to capture terrorists and some collateral damage will happen, but was this really necessary?
Of the men arrested, all six were questioned and released later on that day. Is it really fair for innocent people like these to go through the ordeal of having their house raided then getting arrested? But if this is not done, will bad guys go free?
The two people killed were a local shiek's wife and his police officer brother who had been startled by the entrance of the soldiers and picked up a gun. Didn't the soldiers think that if they busted into someone's house that they may defend themselves out of fear? Many of the public have been asking the same quesions and are outraged by the event. Had the soldiers only knocked on the door instead of breaking in, many believe the people would have cooperated.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/middleeast/27iraq.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast
Monday, April 27, 2009
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