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Originally posted by analog
1. They didn't bomb the fucking mosque. They bombed a wall that surrounds it. That's WAY different.
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That is not quite true.
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The Abdel-Aziz al-Samarrai mosque was hit by U.S. aircraft that launched a Hellfire missile at its minaret and dropped a 226-kilogram bomb on a wall surrounding the compound. The U.S. military said insurgents were using the mosque for a military fire base.
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Source is here
They didnt just knock a wall down, they fired a hellfire missle at the minaret. That is a shot right at the heart of the mosque. That would be like taking a shot right at the steeple of a christian church. The minaret is also where the call to prayer comes from.
Bad, bad move.
In my opinion picking up a gun and protecting yourself from fire that has hurt collegues as you state in your analogy is far different than calling in an airstrike and bombdrop. Those take planning and approval from higher ranks in the chain. Someone should have decided it was a very bad idea and thought of the possible consequences.