"SINCERELY REGRETS"

Yeah, like saying that will make it all better....

U.S. military 'regrets' killing 2 children in Iraq operation
updated 1:05 p.m. EDT, Thu May 22, 2008

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military "sincerely regrets" that it killed two children in a helicopter attack on militants linked to a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq leader, a colonel with Multi-National Force-Iraq said Thursday.

The military "sincerely regrets when any innocent civilians are injured that result from terrorists locating themselves in and around them. We take every precaution to protect innocent civilians and engage only hostile threats," MNF-I spokesman Col. Jerry O'Hara said.

Other sources say that ALL the killed were innocent civilains.

International Herald Tribune:

8 Iraqi civilians killed by U.S. troops, local police say
By Stephen Farrell Published: May 22, 2008

Reuters:

US airstrike kills 8 Iraqi civilians - police
Thu May 22, 2008 1:48pm EDT

Associated Press:

US helicopter strike kills children
16 hours ago

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police say eight civilians have been killed by a U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad. The U.S. military says the strike was targeting al-Qaida militants but acknowledges some civilian deaths including children.

Associated Press TV News footage shows the bodies of three children among the dead after the strike Wednesday night near Beiji.