AP: 3 U.S. soldiers killed, 2 wounded in Baghdad

[Eugene]

3 U.S. soldiers killed, 2 wounded in Baghdad

The Associated Press
Published: November 27, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq: Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed and two wounded during
combat operations in Baghdad, the military said Monday.

The Multinational Division soldiers died at about 9 a.m. Sunday, the command
said, without providing any details about what had happened. Sunday was the
last day of a 24-hour curfew that barred all civilian vehicles in the capital.
It was imposed after more than 200 Iraqis were killed in Sadr City, Baghdad's
large Shiite slum, on Thursday in the deadliest insurgent attack of the war.

The names of the soldiers killed were withheld pending notification of their
relatives.

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Full article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/27/africa/ME_GEN_Iraq_US_Casualties.php

[saigon68]

1. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[itsmesgd]

2. New Rule: If Chimpy won't go, neither will our troops

* is avoiding Iraq this week when he flies over to Jordan siting safety concerns. The new rule is that if * with his ranks of secret service is to yellow to fly in and fly out, our soldiers should not be forced to stay there.

Bring the troops home now.

[Loge23]

3. We need the military to stand up.

If only the military would stand up against being abused and misused by a corrupt administration this fiasco would be over.
They are taking orders from silver-spoon cowards. The profound arrogance and imcompentance from the order-givers is destroying our military and creating a serious cancer in the Middle East.
Now, after four years of this madness, we debate the options. Meanwhile, our troops are dying. The wheels are flying off in Iraq as the insanity that we created is spreading.
We need to stop. Now.
I urge anyone and everyone who claims to "support the troops" to spread the message of immediate disengagement and justice for the true enemies of our country - the current administration.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

6. In my opinion

that will never happen (the military standing up). What would work better, again , im my opinion, would be citizens taking to the streets, here in the US. As it stands now, there is no opposition to the Iraq debacle. Only when the streets of large cities are clogged with people demanding an end to the madness will they even begin to take note..........
:shrug:

[Loge23]

7. Yes, that would be nice...

...and why isn't that happening?
I really can't understand the public's apparent apathy about Iraq.
Bob Herbert wrote a good column about that in today's NYT. He compares the news of the minute in the U.S. - shopping, sales dollars, etc. with the carnage in Iraq. A link would be useless without the "Times Select" option.

"There is something terribly wrong with this juxtaposition of gleeful Americans with fistfuls of dollars storming the department store barricades and the slaughter by the thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians, including old people, children and babies. The war was started by the U.S., but most Americans feel absolutely no sense of personal responsibility for it."
Bob Herbert - "While Iraq Burns" NYT 11/27/06

He also mentions that most Americans are far removed from the situation - not knowing anyone involved and not in any threat of getting involved physically. A college student is quoted as "none of my friends even really care about what is going on in Iraq".

[llmart]

9. Well, I'm one American who feels.....

"absolutely no sense of responsibility for it."

I protested against going to war before the idiot-in-chief started it; I didn't vote for the idiot-in-chief; and I have spoken out against this asshole from day one.

So, no, I feel no responsibility for it whatsoever. Let those who were all gung ho for this war take the responsibility. Some of us were smarter and knew that this miserable failure of a president would fail at everything he touched. And he has.

[Raskolnik]

12. A military coup? No thanks.

If only the military would stand up against being abused and misused by a corrupt administration this fiasco would be over.

The answer is to provide better civilian leadership for the military, not to create a military dictatorship.

[Supersedeas]

4. nothing to see here...feed them more infotainment

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Iraq is escalating the War against the Occupiers

This isn't just a civil war. They are successfully targeting US multiple times a day and we are in big trouble.

How much longer before the Iraqi's try to take the Green Zone and Bush & Condi will proclaim that no one could ever imagine such a thing?

[IndianaGreen]

8. These deaths are pointless and totally avoidable!

Iraq is lost, let's get our troops out now before they are forced to fight their way out of Iraq.

[lebkuchen]

10. These deaths are reported regularly in Stars & Stripes

The last report of soldiers stationed in Germany was a few days ago. The oldest was 21. The 20 y.o. left behind a two year old daughter; he was 4 days short of making it home. the other was a Korean immigrant.

[superconnected]

11. There will be around 20 familys who lose their kids before Christmas

Just in the month of December.

More blood for bush.