Villagers gleeful as US army gathers mangled remains of downed Chinook

[aeon flux]

Party time for the Iraqis

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Yahoo! News

ALBU-ISA, Iraq (AFP) - The residents of Albu-Isa rejoiced at the killing of 16 US soldiers when a helicopter was downed near their sleepy village, in the deadliest single attack on the Americans since the start of the war.

"It's party time for us," said farmer Ahmad al-Issawi, summing up the bellicose mood after a Chinook military transport helicopter was shot down Sunday, ferrying soldiers on leave.

"If the resistance carries on like this, the Americans will leave Iraq (news - web sites)."

The villagers' spirits were further roused by the site of American troops removing by truck the heaps of wreckage.

A convoy of some 20 trucks, ambulances and bulldozers drew up at the crash site about 10:20 am (0720 GMT), as they searched for evidence of exactly what brought down the aircraft in the hope it could lead them to the attackers.

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[study_war_no_more]

1. winning the hearts and minds

???

[Voltaire99]

2. Freedom is untidy

And also apparently has good aim.

Bring the troops home now.