Day 60: Messed up

Just came across this article. What is wrong with this picture?
I suppose it's too much to hope that there was a serious ass-kicking
somewhere in this chain of events?

Grenade thrower wounded, treated by U.S. forces
Tuesday, 09 June 2009
Multi-National Corps - Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

Grenade thrower wounded, treated by U.S. forces

Multi-National Division - North

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAREZ, MOSUL, Iraq - U.S. Soldiers in Mosul
provided medical aid to an enemy combatant who had attacked them with an
improvised grenade, June 6.

"Rendering aid to someone one who just wounded one of your own is a
testament to the strong sense of duty and honor displayed everyday by
our Soldiers serving their nation in Iraq," said Col. Thomas Guthrie,
Multi-National Division - North chief of staff. "The Soldiers on patrol
that day upheld Army values in a difficult, stressful situation, and we
are proud of their service."

The individual threw the grenade at a combined patrol in the Al Jededa
South neighborhood. The Soldiers immediately used small arms fire
against the attacker in an act of self-defense, wounding the individual
in the abdomen and thigh.

The improvised grenade detonated, wounding one U.S. Soldier and causing
damage to a vehicle.

After the blast, U.S. forces provided medical aid to the wounded enemy
as well as their own Soldier, and conducted casualty evacuation for both
to a nearby combat hospital.

"Not only was the act of providing medical aid to the enemy combatant
the professional thing to do as U.S. Soldiers, it was simply the right
thing to do," said Col. Gregory Maxton, deputy commander of the 3rd
Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in Mosul.

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