39 US Soldiers Dead in just over a Week

[MOBIUS]

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And I thought the war in Iraq was supposed to be over!?!

So, have we worked out an exit strategy yet - or are we still pretending that everything is going according to plan?

[Az]

now now, why use when we all know you really want to use

[Max Webster]

Well US soldiers will always be sacrificial lambs for the greater good of America.

If you choose to be a soldier in the US army then you deserve whatever fate awaits you.

Go here http://www.militaryvideos.net/ and download the Marines in Fallujah videos. You will need a bit torrent program. Don't worry they download extremely fast.

Appears to me after watching those videos the marines are having a blast in Iraq. I think Bush would spoil the party if he pulled out now.

[chequita guevara]

We've had plenty worse weeks.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Where's the orgasm smiley for Moby?

[lord of the mark]

seems most of the deaths are in Haditha, in the far part of Anbar, near the syrian border. Problem is, with too few troops to seal the border, the USMC is trying to cut the ratlines from Syria by search and detain missions in the towns along the Euphrates, some of which are the most hostile in Iraq.

all in all the rate of bombings against civilians, after the post election lull, went up dramatically in April. Whether its stayed up, or gone down slightly since, depends on which stats you focus on. But overall, Id say, we're not making any direct progress on reducing the level of violence, and we ought to be honest about that. OTOH the violence doesnt seem to have stopped the process of recruiting and training Iraqi forces.


BTW, am i the only old enough (and just barely, at that) to recall what a milestone it was, when US combat deaths finally went BELOW one hundred a week?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


BTW, am i the only old enough (and just barely, at that) to recall what a milestone it was, when US combat deaths finally went BELOW one hundred a week?

72?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe


72?

i think it was even earlier than that, 1971, I think. Im thinking of the first week it went below a hundred, not when it went consistently below a hundred.

ah, ive found something: November, 1970

"1970 Vietnam: US combat deaths down
US Military Assistance Command Vietnam reports the lowest weekly death toll in five years. Twenty-four Americans died in combat during the last week of October, the fifth consecutive week that the US death toll was under 50. Although the numbers of American dead were down, 431 were wounded during the reported period, mostly from mines, booby traps, and mortar and sniper fire. The reduced number of US casualties reflected the gradual transfer of the responsibility for the war to the South Vietnamese under President Nixon's Vietnamization program. While US troops were still conducting combat operations, more and more of them were being withdrawn from Vietnam and the nature of their operations became more defensive"

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

I was 7 so it was registering but at a more of a whats "Mom and Dads reaction."

5 in 70.

[Fidel]

draft works wonder for a democracy. it makes its people feel the burden of the war and makes them think about finding a solution.

[Bereta_Eder]

LaRusso!!!! LaRusso! It's me paiktis!



How have you been where are you?

[MrFun]

Why do you hate freedom MOBIUS?

[dannubis]

yeah, have criticism and get immediately accused of having an orgasm when people die... sounds like right wing tactics to me alright.

[MrFun]

Well, you have to take into consideration that conservatives have this disorder where their hyper-patriotism interferes with their argumentation skills.

[Chemical Ollie]

Told you so