U.S. Iraq war casualties reach new milestone

[ice grillin you]

Five U.S. soldiers die in Baghdad bomb blast
Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:19am EDT
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five U.S. soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast in central Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said, in the worst single attack on U.S. forces in Baghdad in months.

An Iraqi interpreter was also wounded in the explosion, which hit the soldiers while they were on foot patrol, the military said in a statement.

Iraqi police said the soldiers had been walking in the street in Mansour district when a suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest walked up to them and blew himself up.

A police official at Baghdad's Yarmouk hospital said nine wounded Iraqis had been admitted, including a policeman. They had spoken of a suicide bomber who had exploded among the Americans, he said.

The U.S. military said four soldiers were killed in the blast and one died later of wounds. It did not confirm the cause of the explosion.

"We remain resolute in our resolve to protect the people of Iraq and kill or capture those who would bring them harm," said Colonel Allen Batschelet, chief of staff of U.S. forces in Baghdad.

[Rome]

"We remain resolute in our resolve to protect the people of Iraq and kill or capture those who would bring them harm," said Colonel Allen Batschelet, chief of staff of U.S. forces in Baghdad.

I'm sure those will be warm and comforting sentiments to the families of the five butchered soldiers.

[Diomedes]

"resolute in our resolve"


Surely it's reassuring that the colonel is confident in his confidence.

He'll warrant a promotion when he can work the word resolution as a noun into the same sentence.

[General_Failure]

All he has to do is start capitalizing it.

[Drunkmasterflex]

  Sgt. Phillip R. Anderson, 28, of Everett, Wash.
  Spc. Donald A. Burkett, 24, of Comanche, Texas.
  Capt. Torre R. Mallard, 27, of Oklahoma.

Three men that were in our Regiment that died earlier this week.  I did not know any of them personally, but I did work with Captain Mallards Troop before.  If his men are a reflection of him he was a good man. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Sucks.

[Diomedes]

here's the DoD link to the notice DMF refers to:

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11755

[fansince61]

I go to my 40th 1st Cav Reunion this June.  Very difficult to see these young brave soldiers personsly paying for bad politicos

[Diomedes]

4,000

[ice grillin you]

uh oh

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7311565.stm

[General_Failure]

Here it comes.

[SD_Eagle5]

Of course at Easter dinner lastnight the fam got into the old heated Presidential debate. The right wing religous nut of the group claims war is ALWAYS necessary because it brings peace....regardless of the cause. You just can't make this shtein up.

[Diomedes]

4,018

[ice grillin you]

people gettin smoked in the green zone

[Diomedes]

the mighty U.S. can't even keep the green zone safe from ragtag militants...maybe it's time to rethink this whole "war is good" foreign policy