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| Iraq |
| 4,000 "Grim Milestone" |
| 2008-03-24 |
| A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000. The grim milestone came on a day when at least 61 people were killed across the country. The soldiers with Multi-National Division — Baghdad were on a patrol when their vehicle was struck at about 10 p.m. in southern Baghdad, the military said. Another soldier was wounded in the attack — less than a week after the fifth anniversary of the conflict. The deadliest attack of the day was in Mosul when a suicide driver slammed his vehicle through a security checkpoint in a hail of gunfire and detonated his explosives in front of an Iraqi headquarters building, killing 13 Iraqi soldiers and injuring 42 other people, police said. Iraqi guards opened fire on the vehicle but couldn't stop it because the windshield had been bulletproofed, said an Iraqi army officer. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not supposed to release the information. Last year, the U.S. military deaths spiked as U.S. troops sought to regain control of Baghdad and surrounding areas. The death toll has seesawed since, with 2007 ending as the deadliest year for American troops at 901 deaths. That was 51 more deaths than 2004, the second deadliest year for U.S. soldiers. The 4,000 figure is according to an Associated Press count that includes eight civilians who worked for the Department of Defense. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #12 How many of America's 4000 troops would be alive if the Democratic party had been supporting our troops instead of supporting and encouraging our enemies during the past 4 years? |
| Posted by: www 2008-03-24 17:33 |
| #11 Old Abe Lincoln still rings true, doesn't he, Nemble? |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2008-03-24 17:08 |
| #10 Truly eloquent, Nimble Spemble. Yes. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-03-24 16:48 |
#9 #4: How many are murdered each year by illegal aliens or killed in traffic by the same illegals? The number is put at about 25 a day. link |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2008-03-24 15:42 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2008-03-24 15:41 |
| #7 4,000 prayers of thanks and condolence. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-03-24 15:00 |
| #6 I wonder what the 4,000 number would be today if Iran had faced a U.S. government united behind the troops and truly determined to terminate the flow of Iranian support to the insurgency. There are 4,000 dead but there are also many more who are seriously wounded -- and we are still letting Iran go relatively unexposed and unpunished. We didn't learn in 1979 and we're not learning now. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-03-24 11:48 |
| #5 In the following days Observe the flood of hit-pieces [many pre-written], on the War in Iraq, the WOT, the War in A-stan, the Military, Retuglicans, President George Bush, Conservatives, |
| Posted by: RD 2008-03-24 09:11 |
| #4 How many are murdered each year by illegal aliens or killed in traffic by the same illegals? That said, there would be less dead Americans if we just did what we are accused of: took the oil and drove the Arabs off. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-03-24 09:10 |
| #3 Meanwhile, how many killed on America's highways and murdered in America's cities in those five years? Heck, how many law enforcement officers have died as well? How many patients have died in hospital care because of mistakes and errors? It's a dangerous job. It's done by volunteers. Thank you each and everyone. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-03-24 08:09 |
| #2 Didn't even have to hit the link to know it was from Associated [with terrorists] Press. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-03-24 08:04 |
| #1 While I hate seeing my fellow Americans in arms being hurt and killed, the casualty rate for this war, especially for the combat levels is unbelievably low. Our troops and leaders and weapons designers deserve the credit for this historical feat. And the only "Grim Milestone" here is 5 fucking years of MSM lies, backstabbing and attempts to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-03-24 07:50 |