Five U.S. Troops Die in Accident in Iraq

[ECH1969]

TIKRIT, Iraq - Five U.S. soldiers died in a vehicle accident north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday.

The soldiers from the Army's 1st Infantry Division were pronounced dead on arrival at a military medical clinic. Two other soldiers were injured in the accident, which occurred near the town of Khan Bani Saad on Monday night.

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/10725724.htm

[ugarte]

1. Five more famiies will get knocks at the door

What a tragic utter waste of young lives.

[Damien]

2. This is so morbid.

I hate seeing this news everyday, and not just because more lives have been lost. It's just morbid the way we have our daily death tolls. It never seems to occur to most people that getting these updates is just macabre. Everyday its a few more stories of death. Most people see it, mourn for a few seconds, and continue their lives. It's disgusting.

[BeHereNow]

3. Welcome to DU and...

I could not agree more with you.
BHN

[opiate69]

4. Another point most people don't get..

All of these "traffic accidents" are happening because it is so friggin' unsafe to drive over there, that these soldiers have to drive balls-out so if they want to have any chance of making it from A to B...

[FlemingsGhost]

5. "Death by a thousand cuts."

Saddam was right. The streets are flowing with American blood.

Invading Iraq was the beginning of the end for the American imperial empire. Our fall will be epic ...

[daleo]

6. There will be something else to this story, I think

This close to the "election", you can't trust reports like this.

[llmart]

7. "It was worth it".......

said the coward-in-chief.