Remember the USA tanks and the attack on the Imam Ali Mosque? What if attacking mosques is a bad habit of USA forces in the Middle East?

What the hell was going on in Iraq? It just seems as though the USA never respected mosques while it was there. The al-Askari Mosque is in Sāmarrā about 77 miles from Baghdad.

So, let me get this right. The USA went around attacking mosques on a right regular basis and now the people of the USA are suppose to trust their military with a continued war with troops on the ground? I don't think so. 

This is pure speculation, but, with this added evidence to what was transpiring in Iraq under Bush, there appears to have been a holy war being conducted against the Shi'ites. I believe the Shi'ites were being blamed for whatever unrest existed in the region. I also believe it came from the overthrow of the Shah. The USA labeled the Shea as radicals and an enemy of the USA and simply continued to carry through that policy in Iraq.

June 30, 2014

By Jeremy Bender and Michael B. Kelley

ISIS terrorists (click here) fired mortars on one of the holiest sites in Shi'ite Islam today, nearly hitting a potential tripwire for a larger sectarian conflict in Iraq.

Terrorists from ISIS, the Sunni extremist group that's taken over much of Iraq's north and west, attacked the Samarra shrine, one of the holiest in Shi'ism. ISIS lobbed three mortar rounds at the shrine, which landed near the complex's gate and wounded nine people. 

The al-Askari Mosque contains the mausoleums of two Shia Imams, making it a key pilgrimage point and one of the most significant sites of worship for Shia worldwide.

The bombing of the mosque in 2006 set off a vicious cycle of violence that was followed by Shiites carrying out revenge attacks against Sunni mosques and religious leaders....