7 American soldiers killed in Iraq attacks (3 Today and 4 on Mon)

[rodeodance]

This really has got to end--while the tube is filled with filly stuff--our troops are getting blashed away.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7897149/

7 American soldiers killed in Iraq attacks
3 killed Tuesday, 4 on Monday, U.S. military says

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The Associated Press
Updated: 8:19 a.m. ET May 24, 2005

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb blast killed three U.S. soldiers in central Baghdad on Tuesday, while four more soldiers died in another explosion a day earlier south of the Iraqi capital, the military said.


In addition, six Iraqis were killed near a Baghdad junior high school for girls on Tuesday, a day after 49 Iraqis died in a string of explosions, suicide attacks and drive-by shootings.

According to the U.S. military, three American troops died in an explosion caused by a bomb-rigged car that detonated next to a convoy in central Baghdad at about 1:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. ET) on Tuesday.

Iraqi police cordoned off the area and a U.S. military investigation is under way, U.S. military spokesman Sgt. David Abrams said. The names of the soldiers were being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.

Separately, the military announced Tuesday that that four more soldiers were killed Monday by a homemade bomb in Haswa, about 30 miles south of Baghdad. .........

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. But NPR only mentioned Iraqi deaths

they didn't mention the US KIA.

[NNN0LHI]

2. Plus 5 more Sunday. This shows the Iraqis are becoming desperate n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. George is Winning

George loves death. The more people he kills the happier it makes him.

[Doctor_J]

31. spot on, DYEW

the only thing he's ever done successfully in his life is cause death. He's in his element.

[rodeodance]

4. no-recall bush said said yesterday that it means the insurgents

are losing--that is why they are still fighting (i did not quite follow his 'reasoning'--but hey--i seldom do).

whow--5 on Sunday. sad beyond sad.

[Charles19]

14. His reasoning was sounding so rediculous I was waiting for

him to say "when the insurgents are winning it means they are losing, ALRIGHT!!!".

I don't know how someone wakes up and gives the same line of BS every single day, day after day after day after day....

[rodeodance]

15. well you know--he can only memorize just so many lines!!

[modrepub]

22. That's because he can't/won't admit a mistake

What a humble christian, huh?

My step brother just joined up. It's a long story. His mother hates this president and this war. If something happens to him, I fully support her right to hit this man with her shoe (if she survives the shock).

[gratuitous]

18. In order to follow Stupidhead's reasoning

I think you have to do as much cocaine as he's done. Then it all makes perfect sense.

[Nordmadr]

6. Correct me if I am wrong, but that is 12 since Sunday?

...but things are getting better right? Democracy is taking hold right? We are improving the lives of the Iraqi's right?

There were Weapons of Mass Destruction right?

Clearly this shows that the Iraqi 'insurgents' are growing weaker.

Olaf

[rodeodance]

8. yes--12 in 3 days---i have not watched much news. Is it in the

news?

[cliss]

28. I was just reading on Yahoo news,

and it looks like there are more US deaths. I think the article said "8 US troops dead in Iraq".

The number of casualties is GOING UP. The number is increasing. And it's because of the unguarded weapons dump at Al-Qaqaa.

Notice, almost every death is bomb-related; an explosion, a rigged car, a bomb planted under the road, Bradley vehicle drives over it, etc etc.

RumsFailed is resposible for the deaths of his own troops.

[ananda]

5. brought em on

Bush said bring em on, and now they're comin on.. agin us and agin us.

But we have to keep fighting to bring freedom to the poor Iraqi's. That's what they want, and it's what God wants for them.

Bush knows that because God told him, personally, I'm sure.

Sue

[bluestateguy]

7. Yeah, well, that's just the price we pay for FREEDOM in AMERICA

That'll shut up you libwacks!

[hadrons]

9. headline now: 8 American soldiers killed in Iraq attacks

as of 9:33

[Justitia]

10. Just heard on Good Morning America - NOW 8

Of course, no one in America seems to care these days (except us).

We are way far down the rabbit hole.

Back to Michael Jackson, American Idol, blah, blah, blah.

[bluestateguy]

11. If I was a news editor, this war would be the ONLY thing on the news

But that's why I'm not in the news business.

[rodeodance]

16. may they rest in peace.

[DemonFighterLives]

12. Democracy On The March

W must be orgasmic.

I wonder at what point the families of the dead will rise up. There has to be a bunch of people mourning as we speak.

Time to end the occupation and throw the war cheerleaders out.

[nolabels]

23. Not so fast, the quest to start another crusade is an ongoing process.....

for these BFEE warmongers. They want to get several wars cooking at the same time so there is no way to pull out.

Battle spills over Pakistan border
5 tribesmen dead after U.S. forces pursue insurgents

Zulfiqar Ali, Paul Watson, Los Angeles Times

Monday, May 23, 2005

Peshawar, Pakistan -- A battle between U.S. forces and insurgents in eastern Afghanistan spilled across the border into Pakistan during the weekend, and witnesses said U.S. rocket fire killed five Pakistani tribesmen.

U.S. attack helicopters opened fire in Lawara Mandai, a Pakistani border town in the North Waziristan tribal region, as U.S. forces pursued insurgents after what the U.S. military called an ambush by guerrillas, according to officials and residents.

Although Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf quietly allows U.S. "hot pursuit" missions when guerrillas cross from Afghanistan into Pakistan, opposition groups have denounced the incursions as illegal attacks on sovereign Pakistani territory.
(snip)

Pakistani Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan said the U.S.-led troops violated the country's territorial jurisdiction and fired several shells, which hit near Lawara Mandai. Sultan said the coalition commanders on the Afghan side of the border had informed their Pakistani counterparts about the operation in the area.
(snip)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/23/MNG96CT8OQ1.DTL
http://www.antiwar.com/

[Roland99]

13. Damn this administration to HELL!!

:evilfrown:

[rodeodance]

17. "Eight American soldiers killed in Iraq" (cnn)--now 1, 643 total

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/24/iraq.main/index.html


Eight American soldiers killed in Iraq
Car bomb kills two civilians
Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Posted: 10:13 AM EDT (1413 GMT)


A Baghdad car bomb blast Tuesday near an Iraqi police convoy killed two civilians, police said.


BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Insurgent attacks during the past 24 hours have killed eight U.S. soldiers in Iraq, the military said Tuesday.

Three soldiers died in a car bombing in central Baghdad on Tuesday and a fourth -- who was manning an observation post -- was killed by a drive-by gunman, Task Force Baghdad spokesman, Maj. Darryl Wright said.

Four other American soldiers were killed by a bomb on Monday, the military said. They were assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.

The explosive "detonated near their vehicle" in fighting in Haswa, south of Baghdad.

The deaths bring the number of U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war to 1,643, according to U.S. military reports.
..............

[rodeodance]

19. shiite areas hit per article

Shiite areas hit
A blast Monday outside the Shiite mosque in Mahmudiya's al-Jazair neighborhood south of Baghdad killed two people and wounded 22 others, including 11 children, police said.

Earlier Monday, a bomb exploded outside a popular eatery in a Shiite area of Baghdad, killing at least 10 Iraqis and wounding more than 110 others, an Iraqi emergency police official said.

The blast caused major structural damage to the Habyibna restaurant outside the Sadr City neighborhood and destroyed 16 cars, police said.

The official said police suspect sectarian violence, because most of the diners were followers of militant Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

[Roland99]

20. Graph of US Soldier deaths in Iraq to-date

I pulled the raw data from http://www.icasualties.org and graphed the deaths over time.

Pretty damn scary and sad.

[NNN0LHI]

24. The Iraqis have improved their killing ability since the US invaded

Even when this war does end there are going to be some very skilled bomb makers and hardened combat veterans who will know our military tactics very well. And they will go on to train others, who will train others, etc. Their knowledge will become a very valuable commodity throughout the world. Pretty bleak when you stop and think about it. bin Laden must be very happy. I hope someone at the Pentagon is looking at a similar graph as the one you have produced.

Don

[Roland99]

27. Here's the monthly totals with a running average

As I was going over this and looking at the rows and rows of numbers, it hit me that these aren't just numbers. These are men and women who will never see their families, never breathe again, never again see the light of day.

:(

[Doctor_J]

30. As we knew they would

Once Schlock and Augggggh wore off, and Smirk was seen on TV bragging about how he (sic) kicked their asses, all has been downhill. Too bad all we can do is impeach him. A trial would be great TV, and would also do wonders for US and world morale.

[NNN0LHI]

21. 8 US troops killed in Iraqi attacks - 13 US soldiers killed since Sunday

http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=4fc63b3a-cbb6-4cf0-8a46-8b1054d2ced9

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A car bomb exploded Tuesday near a Baghdad junior high school for girls, killing six people, and seven American soldiers were killed in two days of bombings in and around Baghdad, the military said.

An eighth American died in the two days of attacks. A military spokesman said gunmen killed a U.S. soldier in a drive-by shooting at an observation post in Baghdad Tuesday.

The shooting came about a half hour after a car bomb hit a U.S. convoy in the city. That attack killed three Americans. Iraqi police cordoned off the area and U.S. military investigators were examining the scene.

The U.S. deaths raised the total to 13 Americans killed since Sunday. Those reports came as insurgents carried out a string of explosions, suicide attacks and drive-by shootings around the country that killed 49 Iraqis.

[Ilsa]

25. 1,644 per icasualties.org

May they rest in peace.

[donheld]

34. Make that 1,645

Damn it's hard to keep up with the massacre. :grr:

[Ilsa]

36. Yeah, I saw they they changed probably less than an hour

after I posted. God, I hate these buffoons in DC and the Pentagon.

[RamboLiberal]

26. CNN Now Reporting: Nine American troops killed in Iraq

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/24/iraq.main/index.html

Insurgent attacks during the past 24 hours have killed nine U.S. troops in Iraq, the military said Tuesday.

[Doctor_J]

29. Our casuality growth is now exponential

It won't be long before, as Cash would say, "each week we lose a hundred fine young men".

Impeach NOW!

[Tracer]

32. A friend of my son's fiancee ...

... just got his Marching-To-Iwreck papers.

He's 42! An engineer! And guess what his "job" will be?




Guarding Convoys.



I am sick.

[deadparrot]

33. RIP.

...

[DeaconBlues]

35. For every death, there are five other soldiers that are too wounded to

return to duty. Which means that there are five more young men and women whose potential is cut short - people who will pay for the rest of their lives for Bush's folly.