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U.S. military says 10 troops killed in Iraq |
2006-10-18 |
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military announced on Wednesday the deaths of 10 U.S. troops in Iraq on Tuesday, an unusually bloody day for American soldiers battling sectarian violence and a Sunni Arab insurgency. At least 68 U.S. troops have been killed in October -- a pace, that if continues, would make it the deadliest month for U.S. forces since January 2005. At least 2,777 have died since the invasion in 2003. After falling to 43 in July, the U.S. toll rose to 65 in August and to 71 in September. U.S. commanders, who have declared the fight for Baghdad the war's main effort, have conducted major security sweeps in the capital since August, massing neighborhoods with troops to flush out militants. Some 15,000 U.S. troops in Baghdad are focusing efforts in the sprawling capital on curbing death squads and other armed groups. U.S. commanders have attributed the rising death toll to more aggressive patrolling in Baghdad, the epicenter of sectarian violence that kills 100 people a day. In the worst violence on Tuesday, four soldiers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement. Roadside bombs are the deadliest weapon for U.S. troops in Iraq. Three were killed and one wounded while conducting operations in Diyala province, north of Baghdad. |
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
#8 Amen. Remember to vote early, and vote often. |
Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-18 21:32 |
#7 Amen. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-10-18 20:43 |
#6 ALL THE BULLSHIT ASIDE. GOD BLESS THESE SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FUCK THE MSM AND THEIR DESIRE FOR RATINGS AND POLITICS. |
Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-10-18 20:42 |
#5 OOPS! Screwed up the Ramadan pic link. |
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-18 19:51 |
#4 Yes to the casualties. http://icasualties.org/oif/ is right on the money with US causalties. I'd trust their Iraqi numbers before I would Lancet's or the Moonbats. Yes the rate in October is down. I agree they just don't practice that Olde Tyme Religion of Peace during Ramadan like the days of old. |
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-18 19:46 |
#3 OK, so my memory of MSM bs is a bit off. [snark] You just had to cite http://icasualties.org/oif/, didn't you, GolfBrovoUSMC? And beside, yesterday Nimble Spemble got me all cheered up! Didn't think I'd check up onya, didja? [/snark] But the October rate is presently half the September rate - and it's Ramadan |
Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-18 17:47 |
#2 Iraqi Security Forces and Civilian Deaths Oct-06 981 Sep-06 3539 Aug-06 2966 Jul-06 1280 Jun-06 870 May-06 1119 Apr-06 1010 Mar-06 1092 Feb-06 846 Jan-06 779 |
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-18 17:03 |
#1 Baghdad, the epicenter of sectarian violence that kills 100 people a day. So is that just in Baghdad? Or all over the country? 100 a day is what was supposed to be the death toll in July - some 3,000. August was half that, until somebody decided August was just as bad as July, at which point, July became 1,500 also. (I made that observation at the "Burg at that time - whenever that was). I don't remember September's toll, but I believe it was more like 1,000? Anybody? Tables? Charts? Spreadsheets? Consistent basis? Ramadan, of course, will be higher, due to the celebrations - everyone understood that. Now we are down to 100 every three or four days - even during Ramadan(see here, but it's still getting 'worse'? Either Reuters can't do math, it doesn't fit there meme, or both, but it part of the constant drumbeat by the media that makes me sick. I'm tellin' ya - the war is almost over; we're at the 'Tet Offensive' stage. After the election, it'll just sort of fade away, especially if another blonde goes missing in Aruba. |
Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-18 16:01 |