Military Deaths in Iraq - 585 U.S. service members have died

[NNN0LHI]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040327/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_deaths&cid=540&ncid=1473

As of Friday, March 26, 585 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq (news - web sites) a year ago, according to the Department of Defense (news - web sites). Of those, 395 died as a result of hostile action and 190 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. snip

Since May 1, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 447 U.S. soldiers have died — 280 as a result of hostile action and 167 of non-hostile causes, according to the military.

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[Submariner]

1. 585???????447???????????

I glanced at Faux News a couple of hours ago (Jim something the reporter) and he said the marine killed today was the 400th death in Iraq without stating any qualifier (since May 1, or other milestone).

It looks and smells like propaganda....

[saigon68]

2. It is propaganda and it REEKS to High Heaven

I can assure you the parents, wives, husbands and children of those killed, aren't counting their lucky Halliburton stock dividends tonight

[Zynx]

5. The 400th number is the 400th killed in action, I think.

[SemperEadem]

3. are there any links to sites with photos of US troops in iraq?

[NNN0LHI]

4. Here is a link to photos of those who have died in Iraq

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/iraq/casualties/facesofthefallen.htm

[OneBlueSky]

6. once again, PLEASE don't forget the Iraqis who have died . . .

or been maimed by BushCo's illegal and immoral war . . . I cringe every time I see a headline announcing American deaths, as if the Iraqis are somehow less worthy of mention, somehow less human . . . "there have been thousands of human deaths in Iraq, including almost 600 American servicemen and women" is a far better way to explain what's happening there, imo . . .