Insurgents kill 5 U.S. soldiers in Iraq's Mosul

[Barrett808]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Five U.S. soldiers were killed when their patrol was hit by a roadside bomb and then came under small arms fire in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, the U.S. military said.

The military said U.S. and Iraqi forces had secured the area following the incident, which was one of the deadliest attacks against U.S. troops in months. There were no further details.

Iraqi army and police also reported that clashes had broken out in the Haysuma neighbourhood, a known al Qaeda stronghold in eastern Mosul, Iraq's third-largest city 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad.

The Mosul attack against the U.S. patrol takes to 36 the number of soldiers killed in Iraq this month, up from 23 in December but similar to levels in October and November.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28208467.htm

[tekisui]

1. I'm sure chimpy will honor them tonight.

:sarcasm:

[xchrom]

2. but mccain/bush said things were getting better?!?

somebody make these insurgents behave -- they are worse than democrats -- i swear.

:crazy: conservatives are truly nuts -- can't WAIT to hold hands with them and sing kumbaya.

[snappyturtle]

3. The surge is working!

:sarcasm:

[Botany]

4. The surge is working.

part 2

[LiberalFighter]

18. The surge will work better when businesses get more tax cuts

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. Welcome to the Desert of the Real...

...

[downindixie]

6. I don't see this reported in the MSM

so it must not have happened!:evilfrown:

[Barrett808]

7. I just saw it on our local channel (King5 in Seattle)

Expect more of this as the "surge" collapses.

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. You didn't see the GIANT RED BANNER at the top of the CNN page?

Come on, now.

[endarkenment]

8. Well timed?

Was this timed to embarass the chimp?

[democrank]

9. Rest in peace, soldiers.

Hope the AWOL chickenhawk is enjoying his mountain bike.

[lebkuchen]

11. Apparently the only peace a US soldier can find these days

is 8 feet under.

[lebkuchen]

10. The American people are the most patient, understanding folks on the planet

when it comes to their leader's malfeasant use of the military and its aftermath.

[Massachusetts]

12. RIP Troops

FUBAR!

[me b zola]

13. FUBAR

:grr:

[LibDemAlways]

14. The other day on MSNBC one of the so-called

reporters was interviewing two politically active Florida college students, one pres. of the student Dems and the other pres. of the student repukes. The reporter asked the repuke who she was supporting and what she feels the important issues are. She said she likes McCain. When asked about his stand on the war, she came right out and stated that although some students are against it, it doesn't personally affect her and is not a big issue with her or her repuke friends.

I am a peaceful person, but if I had been able to reach through the tv and do her bodily harm, I would have. What a worthless POS. Kids her age are dying in a war she supports but has no interest in fighting. She and her college repuke friends should be forced, at the very least, to go along with the soldiers notifying families of their children's deaths or meeting the caskets when they arrive home. This "I support the war, but it doesn't affect me" attitude is bullshit. And wouldn't you know, the "reporter" just let the comment pass.

[Binka]

16. I Saw That Interview I Went Ballistic

That fucking bitch needs a set of cammies and then have her ass tossed into Ramadi.

[rateyes]

19. It doesn't affect her. She doesn't have any friends fighting

in Iraq. Her friends are fucking rich-shit Republicans. Kids like that are leeches on society.

To hell with her and those like her.

[bigscott]

20. she supports the war

BECAUSE it does not affect her- if it DID affect her should would be against it

Typical republican - "if it does not affect me who cares?"

fuck them all

[maxrandb]

21. Do you have a link to that interview?

I'd like to send it to a bunch of wing-nuts that keep sending me Freeper Spam in the e-mail.

May shut them up for just a few minutes.

[LibDemAlways]

22. I haven't been able to find that interview online, but the

video here is excellent and makes the same point:

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/57382/

[maxrandb]

33. That is an awesome video

If that video doesn't show up in some Democratic political adds this election cycle, the head of advertising for the DNC ought to be FIRED!

[rateyes]

17. Just wait until Muqtada al Sadr declares an end to the ceasefire

when it expires next month. But, the Democratic Leadership didn't have the cajones to keep sending a funding bill back to the WH with mandated timelines for withdrawal.

[singforsam]

23. ...

Bring our troops home ASAP. They are dying for a worthless cause.

[L0oniX]

24. Sorry ...I am too absorbed with the death of Heath Ledger and the Brittney problems to be concerned.

:sarcasm:

[SpikeTss]

26. the surge is working if we pay 150 billion more of our tax dollars for Herr Bush's war

I find it interesting that Bush is still president and not yet deported to The Hague

[lonestarnot]

25. SNAFU

[Selatius]

30. Situation Normal All Fucked Up, Sir! n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

27. THEY UPPED IT TO 10 DEAD TODAY.

damn that man.

[Hawaii Hiker]

28. When you hear John McCain talk, you'd think the war was over,

& that all is left is some rebuilding to do, & everything is just great....That's all that old man says; "We winning in Iraq", etc. etc...

Every single day there is horrible violence in Iraq, as one look at the site below details that....The violence has decreased since the surge, but it is still a horrific situation.....The violence goes from absolutely horrific in 2006, to just awful & McCain is all giddy...

www.icasualties.org

[coalition_unwilling]

31. The only reasons violence has decreased since the surge are

that a) Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army declared a 6-month ceasefire, set to expire in February 2008 and b) ethnic cleansing has been completed. Most formerly mixed Sunni-Shi'ia areas are now unipolar.

Upwards of 7 million Iraqi civilians have been killed, wounded, displaced externally (outside Iraq) or internally (refugees) since March 2003. As a percentage of overall Iraqi population, that is about 25% of Iraqi civilians. Translate those percentages to Amerikkka and you'd see upwards of 40-50 million Americans similary affected.

[donkeyotay]

29. I wouldn't know if I was counting on teevee for my news.

We're moving forward, looking forward, not dwelling on the past, getting beyond the partisan politics, the bickering and divisiveness. The United States of Amnesia has no intention of holding anyone accountable. Not for the war, the lies told for war, the warmongering media, the repo takeover or Christianity for non-christian policies, the rigged elections, the war profiteering, the gigantic transfer of wealth to defense contractors - some of whom torture and spy, the undiminished influence of AIPAC... nothing. All we have to do is unite. You'd think the republi were winning the election because that's exactly what they'd call for.

What news? We're having a full-time game show to distract from the business of running the country. We're having a full time distraction from the corruption and wrongs being done. The repos are nuts. Hold them accountable for what they've done.

[liberalhistorian]

32. Dear God, I hope one of the casualties wasn't

my young cousin's husband, who's stationed there. They were married in December '06 and only had a month together before he was deployed last January; he's scheduled to return in March. They've spent their entire first year of marriage apart. I saw her at the family Christmas party this year; she seems to be doing okay, but it's really hard on her (she's only 23). Can't imagine what she's dealing with, or his family, for that matter. Is there some way to find out the names of those killed?

And last month, the grandson of a client of ours was killed in Afghanistan, only 23 years old; he was the second reservation member to die in the WOT (native americans are in the military in numbers highly disproportionate to their population).



:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[ohio2007]

34. 5 Soldiers die, with combined IED and Small arms fire. From near by mosque. -

NINEWAH, Iraq – Coalition Force Soldiers were conducting a mounted patrol in Ninewah Jan. 28 when insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device, killing five Soldiers. Insurgents attacked the other Soldiers in the patrol with small arms fire from a nearby mosque.

Iraqi Army forces and CF secured the area and returned fire on the insurgents. The Iraqi Army entered the mosque, but the insurgents had fled the area.

“The insurgents are willing to desecrate a place of worship by using it to attack Soldiers to further their agenda,” said Maj. Margaret Kageleiry, a Task Force-Iron spokesperson. The names of the deceased are being withheld pending next of kin notification and release by the Department of Defense.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=29c_1201562549

If your cousin's husband is playing by "the rules of engagement" then he is at risk and hanging it out there like everybody else. If he's not playing by the rules.....well.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3149110&mesg_id=3149110

Whatever others may wish upon them during their mindless screeds,
those that serve are always in my thoughts and prayers.