U.S. Troop Deaths In Iraq Exceed 9/11 Toll
Military Announces Deaths Of 7 More GIs; 54 Iraqis Killed In Other Attacks
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At least 54 Iraqis also died in bombings on Tuesday, officials said, including a coordinated strike that killed 25 in western Baghdad.
The three coordinated car bombs in western Baghdad injured at least 55 people, a doctor at Yarmouk hospital, where the victims were taken, said on condition of anonymity because of safety concerns. The attacks occurred in a mixed Sunni and Shiite neighborhood.
In other attacks, a car bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in northern Baghdad at the beginning of the evening rush hour, killing 17 people and wounding 35, a doctor at Al-Nuaman hospital said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
A bomb also exploded in a central Baghdad market, killing four people and wounding 15, police said. Two roadside bombs targeted an Iraqi police patrol in an eastern neighborhood of the capital, killing four policemen and injuring 12 people.
In Kirkuk, 180 miles north of the Iraqi capital, a roadside bomb killed three civilians — including an 8-year-old girl — and wounded six other people, police said.
The tragic milestone for the U.S. military was reached with the deaths of seven soldiers Monday and Tuesday in bombings and other violence in the war-torn country.
Tuesday, a bomb killed three American soldiers and wounded one northwest of Baghdad.
"The patrol was conducting a route clearance mission when a roadside bomb exploded near them," the military said.
Two of the soldiers killed Monday were in their vehicle when a roadside bomb went off southwest of Baghdad, the military said.
"The joint patrol was conducting security operations in order to stop terrorists from placing roadside bombs in the area," it said in a statement on the latest deaths. "As they conducted their mission, a roadside bomb exploded near one of their vehicles."
In a separate incident, another soldier was killed in an explosion while on a foot patrol in the same area, a second statement said. Three soldiers were wounded in the incidents, the military said.
The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks claimed 2,973 victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Opponents of President Bush have criticized him for raising the attacks as a justification for the protracted fight in Iraq.
Prior to the deaths announced Tuesday, the AP count was 15 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST. At least 2,377 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
CBS News correspondent Randall Pinkston reports that December is already the second deadliest month of 2006 for U.S. forces in Iraq. The depressing question now, Pinkston says, is whether the final figure will exceed October's of 106.
In Washington, White House Deputy Press Secretary Scott Stanzel said Tuesday that Mr. Bush grieves for each member of the armed forces who has died.
"The war on terror is going to be a long struggle," he said. "We will be fighting violent jihadists for the peace and security of the civilized world for many years to come."
The figures came as American troops fought gunmen in a Shiite militia stronghold Tuesday in east Baghdad, according to witnesses. Fighters loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were engaged in clashes with U.S. forces in and near Sadr City, an official in al- Sadr's office said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Snipers from both sides were deployed on rooftops and helicopters hovered overhead, he said. Explosions were heard throughout the area.
An Associated Press reporter in the area said U.S. troops exchanged fire with gunmen.
Another sobering statistic; Iraqi officials report that 12,000 national police officers have been killed since the invasion in 2003, says Pinkston
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See all 113 CommentsSadly, it doesnot end here. This is merely another "grim milestone." Other milestones such as the first 1,000 US troop and 2,000 dead, have come and gone. In the first few weeks of 2007 we will reach another "grim milestone" when the 3,000th US service-person will die in Iraq.
Rather than causing this admministration to pause for thought, tragic events are now "milestones", whilst our brave men and women are little more than statistics to be aggregated and collated for reporting purposes.
For this administration it doesnot matter how many die in Iraq, 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 or more. In their reasoning, the end justifies the means. "Iraq is worth the investment." More will be sent and more will die. More milestones will be reached and more statistics will be collated.
Afterall, 58,000 died in Vietnam and that milestone is still some way off.
God have mercy on our country...
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After seeing the sophistication of attacks in these videos by an UNSEEN ENEMY in an UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE with no FRONT LINE,ENEMY DOESN'T WEAR MILITARY UNIFORM,DON'T FOLLOW GENEVA CONVENTION and determined enough to kill himself and his or her family members to harm US troops,it's beomce very evident and clear that the deaths of only three thousands troops by BUSH and HIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWs is based on LIES and FABRICATION just like Iraq's WMDs and SANTA CLAUSE COMING ON A FLYING DEER to distribute candies.
If only one soldier gets killed in those attack(which by the way near to impossible)which doesn't only include ROAD SIDE BOMBS but also consist of SUICIDE CAR BOMBINGS,AMBUSHES,etc;number of US soldiers dying every day is atleast more then One hundred and fourty,every week is One thousand and every month is Four thousands.Hididng the real number of deaths is the main reason,why the name of deceased soildiers are with hold .
After watching the above mentioned link,if any body thinks he or she can give any suggestion to the govt,please do so eventhough I am quite sure BUSH won't listen to anybody.
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So if I understand Bush, by what he has said; that we are there to rid that country of terrorist so that they cannot attack us here at home, right? No Bush... WRONG.... VERY WRONG....!
That argument is too simplistic. First of all Iraq was not a terrorist's wet dream. BUT IT IS NOW, thanks to your simplistic way of thinking. Those who still support Bush or his policies please consider that we are making "the enemy" stronger the longer we are there. They have learned and are still learning how to tactically defeat us. Bush has united our enemies, as well as created new ones; and he%u2019s even provided them a place to get trained. Iraq is a terrorist's wet dream.
So what is the way forward? How about we stop spending ourselves in blood and treasure into oblivion so that when we are really facing a threat we can defeat it? How 'bout we leave a quick reaction strike force there. Not to drive around getting blown up. But there only to destroy terrorist training camps and give them all the air support they need. We will need troops on the ground to identify targets [not weddings and funerals] but actual camps and any other related military targets.
I really don't think that our %u201Cquick reaction strike teams will be all that busy though because when we leave; the Iraqi's will be too busy waging their civil war and these "terrorists" will be in their way. The "terrorists" will leave and the "insurgents" will turn their raft on their country-men of the opposing religious sects. In fact the %u2018terrorist will then align themselves per their religious sect drawing in Iran and Syria even more.
Why can%u2019t we just get out of the way of that? That religious conflict has been going on for centuries. Why should our blood and treasure for the next ten or twenty years be wasted to try and contain it when in the end, it%u2019s going to play itself out based on the religious beliefs of those in that part of the world, NOT OURS.
What is the goal of this war of attrition? What are we going to get out of this? Will we get a free and stable Iraq that will be our partner in the war against terror? Who out there actually believes that? Accept maybe Bush, Cheney, and Condi?
Do you have the personal courage to call the families of these six men, and explain why you are waiting until sometime in January to make changes in Iraq? And how will you explain your continued business as usual policy to all the families of the "soon to be dead"? While he waits, real American and Iraqi children DIE!
And to you Secretary of State Rice, is it "Condolsia" or "Condon-alsia"? How can you live with yourself? Please get some personal help before you destroy the rest of the world!
Talk about war criminals!
Clinton's "war" in Yugoslavia is the direct precursor to the current mayhem, as it was not authorized by Congress and it was mostly a catalog showcase war for the smart bombs of weapons manufacturers. It also served the important function of using up old inventory so the Pentagon could buy a whole set of new weapons.
The current military was created during WWII, since then they have found constant wars to fight based on little or no strategic interest for the United States. What did Korea or Vietnam have to do with the US. They have kept their size and funding levels up to WWII type of levels. People now admit even the "Cold War" was mostly concocted by the military bureaucracy, failry obvious conclusion when we see how weak the Russians really were.
Now we have a situation where so many Americans are being killed without cause or reason. Sure we can blame George Bush personally, but what is the root cause. In other words, how can we prevent such things in the future.
If you look at the years directly before Bush, you see the seeds of this problem being planted. My own theory is the problem sprouted frome a presidency which has been elevated above its constitional powers, and from a bureaucratic military industry which needs to sustain its funding and importance by fighting wars even when none exist.
The War Powers Act was once thought as an meaasure that would making reacting to military threats more expedient during the Cold War in a pre-internet, pre-mobile communication society.
Today it effectively lowers the bar for using American martial force.Requirements for a Declaration of War, are not adhered to any longer. They have been drastically lowered.
The least representation is now required for the most grave of matters--that is, determining the boiling point at which American blood will be spilled, American families will be sundered, and American resources will be plundered to defend us.
Assembling in Washington takes too much time and effort on the part of our federal reprs. Sexually abusing young pages, and milking the teet of transnational coorporations is more critical to the mind of a congressman.
Young soldiers in Iraq let out their blood in the streets to uphold their oath to the Constitution. But federal repos hold that very same oath in lower esteem.
We, the American people must DEMAND accountability from our representatives and executive. We have a republic, but only if we are vigilant enough to keep it.
After all that advice, he still can't make up his mind. Or is it that they're not telling him what he wants to hear. Even his faithful right-wingers aren't cheer-leading him on anymore. I think the president's recent indecision while our people are still dying is criminal, not to mention all the other laws that have been trampled. Can this country afford two more years of this? Bush isn't acting in the best interests of us, the US citizen. I can only figure that he's trying to make himself look good by not changing, which would signal that he has been wrong all along about so much. Or maybe he won't because of all those billions in oil contracts are just too lucrative to walk away from. The US president receives his salary from the tax paying citizen. As our employee he must do what is in our collective best interest. NOT his rich oil family, friends, or foreign business partners of this inner circle of Bush people.
According to Pentagon,there are 1000 attacks per week on the US troops in Iraq.What happened in rest of the attacks?What are the details of all of those attack?Were those attacks against our troops by an UNSEEN ENEMY were succesful or failed who doesn't wear Military Uniform,doesn't follow Geneva Convention,is determined enough to blow him or herself up,is OIL RICH and getting richer every day as a result of ongoing war which is increasing OIL PRICES,and there is no FRONT LINE.
When Jill Carol was under captivity,she was told by her captors that only one group namely Alqaeda in Iraq had killed fourty thousands US troops so far and they kill several thousands troops every day and as an evidence she was shown the videos of US military vehicles being blown up by IEDs(Watch Jill Carol story on www.csmonitor.com).When our Tax money finance this war,why should we be kept in the state of ignorance and denial.It's a common sense thing that Secretary of Defense of a country like USA which has the greatest Militray in the whole world,could not accept that his country is losing war by the deaths of only three thousands troops.
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More people have now died then died in teh towers' collapse. We couldn't control that event.
We can control if more of our soldiers die. And when, where, and why they die.
With the cost of this war so high in blood and billions, let's either "win" it by stabilizing it, or leave. But I submit to you that we cannot "win" because even if we stay and commit for another 20 years. This fight over who's the real succesor to Mohamed is going to take place and Iraq will NEVER be "free, stable, or our partner in the war against terror", s-t-o-o-p-i-d.
We over here owe them over their constructive debate. If we really give adamn about them we'll build one each others ideas instead of treating teh war debate like gladitorial combat.
Yeah remember there hasn't been a successful attack on any U.S. soil here or abroad. Pretty good record for President Bush I would think. Let's see how many where there in the 90's 1?, 2? 3? 4 no wait it was more wasn't it. Yes this war was preventable.
As for the oil, We only used 4% Iraqi oil before the war and we use less now, You might want to look at China's consumption before you blame Bush or Cheney about chasing oil!
444,000,000 that' million for you liberals that need the gov't to count that high for you. 444m chinese using more fuel than ever before that is where the world oil supply is going you fools.
It was so great if that'd be the case.Unfortunately it's not true.On 9/11/2001,our citizens lost their lives becuase our govt had decided to take OIL in cheaper prices from Arabs and in return support their those enemies who were brought into Palestine after WWII to occupy their lands by force when those poor Palestinians had nothing to do with the crimes comited by HITLER.
We were not attcked because of our freedom or way of life.If that was the case then why those EUROPEAN COUNTRIES where women are TOPLESS in public,GAY MARRIAGE is legal,PROSTITUTION IS LEGAL,DRUGS like POT are LEGAL,were not attacked.If we were attacked because of our religion then why Vetican was not attacked.We were attacked because of those enemies of United States who want to support the ILLEGITIMATE and UNJUSTIFIED existance of ISRAEL which is based on RACISM and INJSUTICE(Human beings not created equally but created as GOD-CHOSEN or GOD-NEGLECTED on the basis of the RACE or FAMILY they are born in,is called RACISM and INJSUTICE)on the cost of AMERICAN MONEY and AMERICAN LIVES because those AMERICANS who belive in JESUS and his mother's VIRGINITY are GOD-NEGLECTED and NON AMERICANS who deny JESUS as a MESSIAH and VIRGINITY of his mother are GOD-CHOSEN and the purpose of AMERICAN LIVES is to SACRIFICE everything for the GOD-CHOSEN ENMIES of the GOD'S ONLY SON.
We were lied to about WMDs.
We were lied to about being greeted as liberators.
We were lied to about less than six months.
We were lied to about Mission Accomplished.
We were lied to about democracy in Iraq.
We were lied to about Iraqi oil paying the bill.
We were lied to about casualties.
We were lied to about domestic spying.
We were lied to about winning.
We were lied to about a change of course.
It needn't be that all of this is is the truth. It only matters that if one...just one of those items were a mis-statement or truth....then this administration should be impeached....period!
as for the future of Iraq... it does't matter who's in charge, they cannot do any worse.
Happy holidays
Are they trying to say that this is the point that America looses the war? Are they saying that this is the point where America is no longer worth defending? I can feel all the Bush Bashers, in honor of this occasion, dancing on the graves of those who died defended our country, chanting to themselves how right and righteous they are.
Some people seem to think that because there has been evident greed in the way our oil interests have been managed that everyone in the twin towers deserved to die. I believe it's the absence of nationalism that is the foundation of greed. Ask any child poisoning dope dealer.
All these lies you mentioned were told by the RADICAL CHRISTIAN BUSH administration whose CHRISTIAN IDEOLOGY is based on LIES like SANTA CLAUSE COMING ON A FLYING DEER TO DISTRIBUTE CANDIES or SENSE-LESS-NESS like people loving JESUS and believing in his mother's VIRGINITY are GOD-NEGLECTED and PEOPLE DENYING JESUS as a MESSIAH and VIRGINITY OF HIS MOTHER and accusing his mother of comiting FORNICATION being GOD-CHOSEN and the GOD-NEGLECTED AMERICANS to sacrifice their MONEY,LIVES and COUNTRY for the GOD-CHOSEN ENEMIES of the GOD's ONLY SON.
CHRISTIANITY is PSYCHOSIS and nobody has hurt the whole world like CHRISTIAN PSYCHOTICS.The latest example is RADICAL CHRISTIANS' invasion in IRAQ to help the 2nd coming of CHRIST which turned out to help ISLAMIC RADICALISM and made ISLAMIC RADICALS so powerful like they were never before.
We'll never ever be able to achieve peace in the world till we get rid of the PSYCHOSIS called CHRISTIANITY other wise GOD-NEGLECTED AMERICANS will keep on dying and losing their money in order to help the GOD-CHOSEN ENEMIES OF the GOD'S ONLY SON and the RACIST and UNJUST GOD who was sleeping on 9/11 will keep on sleeping as the people dying were not born in the RACE or FAMILY he has CHOSEN.
Why is it that I picture the news crew with this story all written, edited, polished, and properly laced with Bush-gotcha, as they drink coffee and play cards all night, while a big counter on the wall is rigged with an alarm set to go off at 2,974. BING! Hooray! It happened! All right, who was he? Milestone Man! They rush to the computer terminal and click SUBMIT.
We were posting at about the same time on this "grim milestone."
How many Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor as opposed to the overall number killed in WWII? Maybe FDR should have yanked us out of that quagmire as soon as casualties hit the magical 2,403. There were no Germans on our soil!
Yes it appears there is no WMD in Iraq, but there are checks to suicide bombers from Saddam. He was supporting terrorisim. These guy's and gal's are the best in the WORLD they'll be fine in Iraq or Indiana. How troops have been lost stateside in the past 3 years or is that not as imortant?
"I think it's the absence of nationalism that is the foundation of greed"
I totally agree with your above mentioned statement.It is the absence of nationalism which makes people support the ILLEGITIMATE and UNJUSTIFIED EXISTANCE of ISREAL eventhough if UNITED STATES get doomed during that process as ISRAEL is a HOLY LAND and USA is not.It's the absence of nationalism which makes people support and protect NON AMERICAN EUROPEAN INVADERS IN PALESTINE as they are the GOD CHOSEN ENEMIES of the GOD's ONLY SON eventhough if during that process thousands of GOD-NEGLECTED AMERICANS die in WORLD TRADE CENTER for sending their TAX PAID money to those NON AMERICAN GOD-CHOSEN ENEMIES of THE GOD's ONLY SON.It's that absence of NATIONALISM which make people ignore those AMERICANS dying in NEW ORLEANS as they are born in a GOD-NEGLECTED BLACK RACE not chosen by the RACIST GOD and in the mean time to send more then $3 Billions of US tax dollars to the NON AMERICAN GOD CHOSEN ENEMIES of the GOD'S ONLY SON.It's that absence of nationalism which makes people establish the US internal and foreing policies on that HOLY BIBLE which discriminates AMERICANS by not promising them a SINGLE PENNY while PROMISING NON AMERICAN GOD-CHOSEN ENEMIES of the GOD's ONLY SON a land in the MIDDLE EAST in the mean time to ignore the UNHOLY CONSTITUTION which separates CHRUCH from STATE.
But these numbers should be added together, not contrasted.
The 2978 dead American soldiers should be added to the 2978 victims of the 9/11 attack and all of it added to the criminal incompetence and malfeasance of Bush and his puppetmasters.
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Do you mean OSAMA BEEN FORGOTTEN about who we started this war to capture him DEAD OR ALIVE.One should wonder how and why we got stucked in IRAQ which had nothing to do with 9/11.As I said before,CHRISTIANITY is PSYCHOSIS and BUSH the leader of CHRISTIANS is a PSYCHOTIC.He and his fellow CHRISTIAN PSYCHOTICS are waiting on SANTA CLAUSE to come on a FLYING DEER and to give them CANDIES and is preparing the EASTER BUNNIES to go to IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN to fight as US troops.
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