Is this a training problem?

This type of incident will give any soldier or marine conducting operations with Iraqi security forces the "willies".

An Iraqi soldier has opened fire on American troops, killing two and wounding three others, US and Iraqi officials have said.

The incident happened during a joint patrol in the north on 26 December, but fuller details have only now emerged.

An Iraqi general said the patrol had come under fire from gunmen in the city of Mosul, but his soldier had "abused" the situation and shot the Americans.

It is thought to be the first such case since the US-led invasion of 2003.

It is just plain bad on a thousand different planes. That is psychological warfare.

I expect someone will eventually add the word desperate to the official report and have this episode relegated to the annals of Desperation Watch.