Posted 11/05/2004 04:16:00 PM by Douglas

The funniest part about these two stories, and I realize "funny" really isn't the right word for this situation, is that they were side by side on the yahoo's web page.

U.S. Warplanes Pound Targets in Fallujah
U.S. warplanes pounded Fallujah late Friday in what residents called the strongest attacks in months, as more than 10,000 American soldiers and Marines massed for an expected assault. Iraq's prime minister warned the "window is closing" to avert an offensive.

AND. . .

Unbelievable...
A National Guard F-16 fighter plane mistakenly fired off 25 rounds of ammunition at the Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School in South New Jersey on Wednesday night.

The pilot was meant to fire the rounds some 3 1/2 miles away at a military target range, Lt. Col. Roberta Niedt of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs told reporters in the Jersey shore township's police headquarters.

No one was injured as school was out and a lone custodian was inside the building when the bullets hit.

Damage was minimal as the non-exploding, 20 millimeter bullets left only puncture marks in the school's roof and the asphalt outside the building.

School, target range, target range, school. Come on?!? It was dark! At least he used the non-exploding 20mm rounds on the children's classroom. Are Iraqi schools that lucky?