Pot, Meet Kettle, Part Deux
So the US/UK military and political leaders have been making a great sound and fury about how some of those dastardly Iraqis have been wearing civilian clothes while daring, daring! to fight back. So I was again unsurprised to read this report about US Special Forces fighting out of uniform. Apparently, they wear US Army underwear or something, so that’s alright then.
The Pentagon on Friday defended the use of some civilian clothes by U.S. special operations forces, a tactic used to help them blend in with the local population … Asked at a Pentagon press conference why it is OK for American commando troops to take off their uniforms, but a crime when the Iraqis did it, Defense Department spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said she thought American forces wear something that distinguishes them from civilians.
Earlier here.