British forces backed by armored vehicles rushed to the area but were met by a hail of stones from the crowd of at least 250 people, who jumped for joy and raised their fists as a plume of thick smoke rose into the air from the crash site.

And this is in a PEACEFUL section of Iraq. Hearts and minds? We're fucked. The only way to pacify Iraq as far as having our troops there is to get rid of all the Iraqis.

Iraqis Cheer Crash of British Helicopter - Yahoo! News