US: Iraqi Soldier Kills 2 US Troops

US: Iraqi Soldier Kills 2 US Troops
Published: 1/5/08, 6:05 AM EDT
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military said Saturday that an Iraqi soldier apparently shot dead two American service members for "reasons that are as yet unknown" while they were on a joint patrol north of the capital.

Three other U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter were wounded in the Dec. 26 attack, the military said in a statement. The shooting occurred as American and Iraqi soldiers were conducting operations to establish a combat outpost in Ninevah province in northern Iraq.

The Iraqi soldier who allegedly opened fire fled the scene but was identified by other Iraqi army personnel and was then captured, the military said. Two Iraqi soldiers are being held in connection with the incident.

The U.S. military identified the two Americans killed as Capt. Rowdy Inman and Sgt. Benjamin Portell, both of whom were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.

Portell, 27, was from Bakersfield, Calif., and Inman, 38, was from Panorama Village, Texas. Both were stationed at Fort Hood.

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CAN WE BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW???

How many of these Iraqi soldiers do you think will turn against the puppet government once US troops leave? If they leave at all.