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The helicopter reported it had been fired upon from the crowd. Personally I think that's bullshit, but that's the official reason.
I think the Iraqi situation is a terrible one, with no easy answers. We can sit around for years and wring our hands debating why it was invaded, whether it was justified or not etc. We shouldn't debate if Iraq was linked to Al Queda, as we know that's not the case, but the invasion was originally predicated upon WMD's and the flagrant disregard for UN Resolutions.
What we should be doing is trying to work out how to stabilize the country, withdraw Western powers as soon as possible, repair broken bridges (both literally and figuratively) and concentrate on treating the causes (as well as the symptoms) of international terrorism.
Fundamentalist terrorism is here with us to stay. But we can work towards "emasculating it" in many ways.
There are no easy answers. It makes me sad and angry at the same time.
Mr Mephisto
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