UPDATED: U.S. announces 9 troop deaths in Iraq

[babylonsister]

Source: AP

U.S. announces 9 troop deaths in Iraq

By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded Saturday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala as the streets were packed with people heading for evening prayers, killing at least 58 and wounding scores near some of the country's most sacred shrines. Separately, the U.S. military announced the deaths of nine American troops, including three killed Saturday in a single roadside bombing outside Baghdad.


With black smoke clogging the skies above Karbala, angry crowds hurled stones at police and later stormed the provincial governor's house, accusing authorities of failing to protect them from the unrelenting bombings usually blamed on Sunni insurgents. It was the second car bomb to strike the city's central area in two weeks.

Near the blast site, survivors frantically searched for missing relatives. Iraqi television showed one man carrying the charred body of a small girl above his head as he ran down the street, while ambulances rushed to retrieve the wounded and firefighters sprayed water at fires in the wreckage, leaving pools of bloody water.

The Americans killed in Iraq included five who died in fighting Friday in Anbar province, three killed when a roadside bomb struck their patrol southeast of Baghdad and one killed in a separate roadside bombing south of the capital.

The deaths raised to 99 the number of members of the U.S. military who have died this month and at least 3,346 who have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070428/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AgH1j.cBDpNKXWHnw5APlI.s0NUE

[panader0]

1. My God, it's become so common, these daily deaths, not just of

our brave soldiers, but the even higher number of Iraqi civilians. How can people become callous about it? Each new report makes me sick.

[scarface2004]

2. hey geedubyu!!! how s your surge going?!?!

thought so!

[THX1138]

3. Even worse

Headline now says 8

[bluerum]

4. Getting so damn sick of reading about these kids dying over there.

Dying for the lies of bitter and demented fools.

edit sp.

[bread_and_roses]

46. And I'm sick of charred children

not an image i suppose we'll see on OUR tv....goddamn to hell every one of the war-mongers

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. On a serious note, teh killing tempo is now reaching

Nam circa 1966

Damn if we don't get out soon, we will reach 50K dead

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. No it isn't

US KIA, Southeast Asia (primarily Republic of Vietnam), 1966:

Jan: 196
Feb: 208
Mar: 231
Apr: 245
May: 255
Jun: 268
Jul: 277
Aug: 297
Sep: 313
Oct: 342
Nov: 356
Dec: 385

US KIA, Iraq, Sep 2006-Apr 2007

Sep: 72
Oct: 106
Nov: 70
Dec: 112
Jan: 83
Feb: 80
Mar: 81
Apr: 99

Sources
http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/vwc24.htm
http://icasualties.org/oif/

In order to reach 50,000 killed, almost 1,000 US troops would have to be killed EVERY MONTH for the next four years.

[lapfog_1]

39. If the soldiers in Vietnam had the same medical

care as our guys in Iraq, the death rate would be very similar.

We are just so much better at treating major trauma now.

But you are right, getting to 50K dead is very unlikely... we will pull out long before we get close to that number... unless there is a major WMD type attack on an American base (have they given up on the chlorine bombs? do they have other ideas?).

[Warren Stupidity]

41. Yeah folks who don't remember have no idea.

The casualty rate was mind numbing and the fucking criminal government was going to come and get you and put you in that meat grinder if you were not careful.

Then again 'nam was nothing compared to the rates of WWII or WWI.

[pettypace]

43. unbelievable numbers

Wasn't the opposition during Nam more organized...actual trained fighters and access to firepower to instill that much damage to the US forces? In Iraq, the US is losing soldiers from random bombs it seems.

[AlCzervik]

6. how about now, can we bring them how now, is now good? works for me.

[IndianaGreen]

7. Yahoo update: It now says 8 US troops killed in Iraq

Separately, the U.S. military announced the deaths of eight American troops, including three killed Saturday in a single roadside bombing outside Baghdad.

Same link as OP

[cal04]

8. U.S. announces 9 troop deaths in Iraq

A car bomb exploded Saturday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala as the streets were packed with people heading for evening prayers, killing at least 58 and wounding scores near some of the country's most sacred shrines. Separately, the U.S. military announced the deaths of nine American troops, including three killed Saturday in a single roadside bombing outside Baghdad.

With black smoke clogging the skies above Karbala, angry crowds hurled stones at police and later stormed the provincial governor's house, accusing authorities of failing to protect them from the unrelenting bombings usually blamed on Sunni insurgents. It was the second car bomb to strike the city's central area in two weeks.

Near the blast site, survivors frantically searched for missing relatives. Iraqi television showed one man carrying the charred body of a small girl above his head as he ran down the street, while ambulances rushed to retrieve the wounded and firefighters sprayed water at fires in the wreckage, leaving pools of bloody water.

The Americans killed in Iraq included five who died in fighting Friday in Anbar province, three killed when a roadside bomb struck their patrol southeast of Baghdad and one killed in a separate roadside bombing south of the capital.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070428/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[IndianaGreen]

10. I just posted 8 dead... the bodycount is going up right in front of our eyes!

Congress better shut off this war!

[babylonsister]

11. OP updated.

:cry:

[DesertRat]

21. How many troop deaths have there been this month?

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. 99 US (with this included)

...

Welcome to the Desert of the Real

...

[Captain Hilts]

9. Cue Freda Payne: Bring 'em back, alive, turn the ships around, bring 'em back alive....

The anti-war song you can dance to.

[UrbScotty]

12. This need not happen (nt)

[StarryNite]

14. For what noble cause?

[NeoConsSuck]

28. Halliburton investors

and capitalist control of Iraqi oil fields.

[cliss]

15. This is unbelievable.

NOW this is not the news of 9 deaths, FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK. Am I correct? Because if this is a new listing, OMG.

That was only, what? 2 days ago? Sometimes I'm not sure because the Pentagon holds off with releasing news of fatalities. They like to hide it as long as they can. They also minimize the deaths.

That's why I sometimes don't know which report is "news".

Disaster. Absolute catastrophe. There is NO way Bush can rescue himself from this.

[oberliner]

16. From the article

"The Americans killed in Iraq included five who died in fighting Friday in Anbar province, three killed when a roadside bomb struck their patrol southeast of Baghdad and one killed in a separate roadside bombing south of the capital."

[babylonsister]

25. Nope, it's breaking (or was when posted). nt

[Crunchy Frog]

31. The best site for tracking this info.

http://icasualties.org/oif/

Including daily fatality info for each month (hasn't been updated with the latest figures yet).
http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=4-2007

[Seedersandleechers]

48. Here's another site

Have you seen this one?
http://iraqbodycount.net/

[frogcycle]

49. If you want to see more than just the numbers and names on icasualties

Faces

I include Afghanistan as well. In addition to these nine, an 82 Airbrne soldier was killed in Afghanistan yesterday. So that makes ten in two days, which is just above average for the month.

Iraq projects to be 107 - the fifth highest month of the war. Three of those are in in the seven months since September

[Black Adder]

47. It's timing for optics

They had to wait to get a "good news" story to offset the death report - the capture of the 7/7 guy (which they just announced yesterday even though he was captured last year).

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. The American public are finally getting angry about this!

those who used to say it was necessary to go to war with Iraq to find Osama Bin Ladin are finally saying bring the troops home there are too many getting killed! Finally!

[TexasLawyer]

18. NO one is sadder about this than Laura

and George!

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Laura_Bush_No_one_suffers_more_0425.html

[IndianaGreen]

34. The Bush have suffered more than anyone else about the fallen.

Meanwhile their two slutty daughters are still civilians without a care in the world. The same can be said about Cheney's daughters. What we got here is a clan of chicken hawks!

[DesertRat]

19. OMG, when will this end?! n/t

[Monkeyman]

20. Hey Asshole VETO THIS

:banghead:

[applegrove]

23. What kind of people are these that want to see the war be a long one?

[Amonester]

52. MIC CEOs & Board members, Big Oil CEOs & Bored members, all...

their $hareholders, plus the bankers who own portions of their receivables, more or less 28% of blind lemmings who still support their war-criminal of a pretzeldent, darth cheneyous elf, chickenhawk neocons, a shrinking majority of registered republic ants, and a minority made of convicted criminals and idiot freepers.

All in all, a minority of about 30-something percent. :hangover:

[KingofNewOrleans]

24. Please, won't somebody think of Laura

She's hurting the most you know.

[HughMoran]

26. More depressing news from Iraq

It will only stop when we leave.

[Erika]

27. W's death march for oil continues

I am totally outraged.

[tabasco]

29. Republicans say: "They volunteered! FUCK 'EM !!"

Asshole deluded republicans screech that our soldiers love being stuck in a bloody endless quagmire. They say our soldiers are happy to be on extended combat tours because they are fighting for our freedom! I was a soldier for a long time and I know soldiers are not as stupid as these idiot republicans that support endless wars. Our troops want to COME HOME.

THERE WERE NO IRAQIS ON THOSE PLANES ON 9-11. LET'S GET THE f&%*&#$ OUT OF IRAQ AND GET AFTER OUR REAL ENEMIES.

DOWN WITH THE CRIMINAL WAR-PROFITEERING BUSH MAFIA !!

[babylonsister]

32. PSSST! Don't forget Lieberman.

:hide:

[rodeodance]

36. a caller on WJour this am talked about how the NG volunteered also

[Grandrose]

30. Totally unacceptable!

:cry: Words are insufficient to express my outrage.

[TwilightGardener]

33. Jesus Christ Almighty.

[rodeodance]

35. oh my gawd!

[cliss]

37. Here's a photo.

From the Swedish online newspaper 'Expressen'.

[cliss]

44. I just noticed something (looking closely at this photo)

Is that an American standing in the center of the photo? Pls. look where the water spray is coming from. someone with a Yellow helmet.

Is that a US troop? If it is, just imagine how vulnerable he is right now. There is smoke, fire, crowds standing in the background. So easy to...

These young men & women are truly sitting ducks.

[rodeodance]

51. nbc said Iraqi police got rocks thrown at them---curfew put in place

[19jet54]

38. Too bad...

... none of them are named Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rove, ect?

F'n chicken-hawks - Mission Accomplished my ass - Things are getting worse & worse every day - Bring 'em home!

[Warren Stupidity]

40. At least it isn't a surge anymore.

I am so tired of this crap. The escalation is a disaster. Somebody please have the courage to pull the goddamn plug on Dumbfuck's War. Get us out of there now.

[bigtree]

42. .

[AnotherMother4Peace]

45. God help us. When is going to end? WHEN?

[madrchsod]

50. second biggest loss for the brits since the war started

and they are leaving...

[deutsey]

53. Please stop disturbing my beautiful mind with these reports.

I'm sure Barbara Bush would agree...

:sarcasm:

[rodeodance]

54. k

[militaryspouse]

55. my

prayers are with the family.