Earlier today I posted this. Now comes this story that the U.S. military carried out a controlled explosion, same town, a soccer field. Did we kill those 18 kids?

The U.S. military said its soldiers had carried out a controlled explosion in Ramadi, near a soccer field, that wounded 30 people, including nine children.

“I can’t imagine there would be another attack involving children without our people knowing,” said Major Jeff Pool, a spokesman for U.S. forces in western Anbar province. The wounded had cuts and bruises, he said.

The offices of Maliki and President Jalal Talabani issued statements condemning the blast that they said killed 18 people.

Maliki’s office said the dead included 12 children, while Talabani’s office said all 18 were children.

The U.S. military often carries out controlled explosions in Iraq to destroy captured weapons or unexploded bombs.

Pool said the controlled blast in Ramadi was “stronger than we had expected.” He said it was carried out in a courtyard where bags of explosives had been found. Windows in a nearby building were blown out, causing the wounds.

U.S. forces helped evacuate the wounded, said Pool.

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