US soldier killed in Iraq attack

[Mari333]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in an attack on their vehicle in Iraq (news - web sites), the U.S. military said Wednesday.


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Attackers used a crude bomb to ambush the military vehicle along a major supply route northeast of Baghdad Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on its Web site.


"One 3rd Corp Support Command soldier was killed and one was wounded in an improvised explosive device attack," the statement said.



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=1&u=/nm/20030910/ts_nm/iraq_attack_dc

[aquart]

1. So ends the streak.

[Mari333]

2. How many more tears can we all shed.

How many more.

[benfranklin1776]

5. Very regrettably. Now they are "bringing it on" with a vengeance.

That juvenile moronic utterance is a statement which should rightly go down as the most idiotic statement made by a President in US history.

Guess the attackers didn't get that memo from Don, Dick and George about the "great progress" being made.

[bahrbearian]

23. Can you Believe Tommy Franks backed chimpy up for that statement.

[IndianaGreen]

6. There are wounded every day!

They are only reported when there is a killed in action,

[benfranklin1776]

9. Yes how Orwellian is that I ask.

This is perhaps the first US war where wounded soldiers are treated as if they don't exist. Out of sight out of mind is the Pentagon credo. This raises the inevitable question of course as to what is the number of wounded now? Any way to find out or approximate?

[Mari333]

10. This is all I can find

http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx

http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Wnd.aspx

it lists the wounded on the left side, down the page.

[Hobarticus]

12. Helpful site, thanks!

Disgusting, isn't it?

[benfranklin1776]

14. Thanks much!

Very helpful. :hi:

[IndianaGreen]

17. 1,491 wounded!

09/09/03 Centcom: Confirms Fatality
One 3rd Corp Support Command soldier was killed and one was wounded in an improvised explosive device attack on their military vehicle along a major supply route northeast of Baghdad at approximately 5 p.m. on Sep. 9.

09/09/03 APF:US soldier killed in attack on tanker convoy
A US soldier driving a tanker full of liquefied petroleum gas was killed when an explosion hit his convoy as it passed between two underpasses on the main road north out of Baghdad

09/09/03 Yahoo(Reuters): Two soldiers were wounded
Two soldiers were wounded in an attack using an explosive device in the town of Ramadi, around 60 miles west of Baghdad at 7 a.m.

09/08/03 CNN: U.S. troops wounded in Baghdad attack
At least two U.S. soldiers were wounded Monday morning when an improvised explosive device hit a logistics convoy in Baghdad

09/06/03 Yahoo(AFP): Seven soldiers wounded in Iraq attacks
Seven American soldiers have been wounded by unknown attackers in separate incidents north of Baghdad, the US army revealed.

[benfranklin1776]

20. That breaks down to about five times as many wounded as killed.

No matter how you analyze it, it is a sickening result.

[Hobarticus]

11. Heard late last week...

Somewhere around 1,400.

That's a lot of soldiers who'll need benefits someday...whoops, sorry, those got cut while you were off at war!

[The_Casual_Observer]

25. They have learned a few lessons from Vietnam

and from savvy media advisors.

There is more than honor and character at stake here. This is about
who is going to control at least 1/3 of the world's known oil reserves and about the largest open ended no bid contracts ever written in the history of Mankind. The most powerful and influential people are behind this. Keeping this in mind, a few GI's getting shot at or killed means nothing, and it's best if you don't know about it at all. They have no intention of surrendering any of this to the UN or anyone else EVER.

The right claims that the "unrest" affects about 1% of Iraq,the other 99% is just fine, it's just that the press only wants to report the bad stuff (example - Rumsfeld "it look like chicago").
This is the new approach. They are saying the same things about how things are here with the economy, that it's just fine too, the only problem is how it's being reported. Bush is slowly beginning to use this line too.

[are_we_united_yet]

3. I am so

sick of our Service men and women being wounded and killed!

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

4. Our soldiers are being held hostage by the Bush administration

[Hobarticus]

7. Another leader at war once said...

"But that is what the young men are for."

Adolph Hitler said that, when told of the appalling losses on the Eastern Front.

Anyone else have the feeling that that's become the prevailing attitude with this administration? That these young men and women just don't matter?

[Mari333]

8. They mean nothing to this administration

They mean Nothing...they are pawns for the Thugs who run this Coup of our country...
For every death due to this invasion, whether a US soldier, or an innocent Iraqi, There should be HELL to pay for these bastards who run roughshod in the WH...
Im at the end of my rope...I cant cry anymore Im so mad. Where the HELL is the justice, why the HELL does it take so fucking long for the US public to wake up from their stupour.

[NickB79]

13. 41 wounded in ONE blast?

Plus the other 14 wounded in the past 24 hrs previously reported? Thats 55 in under 2 days. We had 55 wounded in the past WEEK, now that number is equalled in a third of that time.

[Hobarticus]

15. These guys are neither unorganized or poorly armed...

Notice that we never seem to actually CATCH anyone after these attacks?!?

[Minstrel Boy]

24. Latest count is 53 wounded in Arbil blast

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030910/wl_afp/iraq_arbil_blast&cid=1512&ncid=1480

[bluestateguy]

16. Despicable

Just another example of this Administration's failed policy and reinforces the need to bring the troops home.

[caledesi]

18. How many, Mr. Bush:? How many?

[PartyPooper]

19. Meanwhile...back at the "ranch"

Junior is out stumping on the campaign trail...'barking' for more dollar$ to get re-Selected next year. How utterly obscene is that?

:evilfrown:

[Mari333]

21. Or Golfing

[benfranklin1776]

22. Most obscene.

His actions speak volumes do they not. Wonder how those photos of his carrier landing are selling these days?

[symbolman]

26. More info for our

series of 15 second ads -- here is the first one:

http://www.takebackthemedia.com/bringemon.html

We are going to be changing the dates/locations/number dead on each one along with a photo..

that should drive it home for the public..