Coalition Troops And Random Shooting In Iraq

I have been reading and corresponding with a blogger in Iraq. He is a dentist who has watched his country fall into the abyss of a civil war.

A few days ago he was visiting a butcher shop and as he emerged on the street some guards from the Turkish embassy apparently got spooked and began randomly shooting people on the street. He escaped back into the shop and when he emerged there were wounded people everywhere. The embassy guards had left and the local people were left to transport the wounded civilians to the hospital or wherever for help.

The despair in his blog is sometimes gut wrenching, but it is a great insight into what Iraq has become. He also posts videos occasionally. This one is edited to the music and it shows a before and after glimpse of Iraq. I only pray we can find a way to end the bloodshed and return the country to some semblance of normalcy.



UPDATE: I was corrected by Dr. Mohammed that the soldiers who did the shooting were guards from the Turkish embassy or paid forces from there, not Turkish soldiers as I had originally written.