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Plane carrying lawmakers in Iraq shot at

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Friday August 31, 2007 · 8:58 AM PDT

2007/08/31 · 08:58

I can't wait to see the Republicans on this plane come back and talk about how safe Iraq is now thanks to the "surge".

A U.S. military plane carrying a U.S. congressional delegation came under fire this week while taking off from Baghdad airport, forcing the crew to take evasive action, the military said on Friday.

No one on board the C-130 aircraft was hurt during the "surface-to-air" attack on Thursday, it said.

"The aircrew dispensed flares as a defensive countermeasure and conducted standard evasive maneuvers," the military said in a statement, adding the plane completed its flight.

The statement did not say who was among the congressional delegation nor specify the type of surface-to-air fire.

I wonder if this attack will clear some of the "Green Zone Fog" from this crowd's minds.

Update: From the comments, on their propaganda network (Fox):

Despite the scare, Shelby, Martinez and Cramer said they believed the recent increase in troop levels has helped stabilize parts of the country.

They are a parody of themselves.

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