Two marines killed in Iraq

[leftchick]

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12138553%5E1702,00.html

TWO US marines have been killed in action in Iraq's conflict-torn western province of Al-Anbar.

"A marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in action yesterday bringing to two the number of marines who died while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province," the US military said in a statement.

Al-Anbar is a huge predominantly Sunni area that stretches westwards from the outskirts of Baghdad to the Saudi, Jordanian and Syrian borders, and includes the restive cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.

The death raised the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq to 1438 since the US-led invasion of March 2003, according to Pentagon figures.

I believe the original article here means one from 2-2 and one today
2-3. That brings the total to 1441 dead.
:(

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20050202.txt

February 3, 2005
Release Number: 05-02-02C


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


A SECOND MARINE KILLED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- A Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in action on Feb. 2, bringing to two the number of Marines who died while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar Province.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

[Botany]

1. Bless 'em ..........

......... They should not have been there.

:cry:

* better pray that their is no God.

[llmart]

2. But......but......but.....

I thought the war was over and the elections were a rousing success and everything is hunky dory in IraqNam? Don't tell me that's not true?

Hey, if the stupid people in this country want this then so be it.

[teryang]

3. If it's fun to shoot some people, according to the general

...perhaps he should volunteer to notify the next of kin to tell them about it.

[saigon68]

4. 'BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

"It's going to get Drafty soon", he continued.

[0007]

13. Bring em on'

Bring the troops home standing up and well!

[ckramer]

5. This must be done by someone who didn't want to vote

[Mari333]

6. Go up to anyone on the street today

and ask them if they care. I doubt they will even know these young people died.
America is in a coma.

[yinkaafrica]

12. We are drifting toward the abyss

At some point evil has become known as good and good as evil.
I hope we get some help soon. I will help paddle like hell, just
give me a star to follow :)

[Desertrose]

7. do they ever report this on the MSM anymore??

I never watch so I don't know...
....does anyone even care?? no bodies ever shown...no impact on the rest who are not directly affected....

I just want to bring them all home....they don't need to be there except for the lying s.o.b. chimperator playing out his sick fantasies in the WH.

This is such a waste of lives....I don't know whenther to :cry: or be :grr:...think I 'm doing both....

:cry:
DR

[cabbage08]

8. 1441 dead

When will this madness stop? Why are we there and when will we leave

:wtf:

[jmcgowanjm]

9. Just to show how far off official KIA #'s are

Thursday February 03, 2005
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A suicide car bomber struck a
foreign convoy (guess which foreign country?) on
Baghdad's dangerous airport road Thursday, destroying
several vehicles, Iraqi police said. No casualties
were immediately reported.

Destroying several vehicles-say just 2 people in
each,
that's 4.

Two (Why say "several" and then "two") sport utility vehicles in the three vehicle convoy
were destroyed. SUVs are commonly used by foreign
contractors working in Iraq.

Helicopters were seen evacuating some casualties,
witnesses said. The U.S. military had no immediate
comment.
This is new for AP to give opposing view to
US BS statements.
---
Cargo plane pilots in Iraq routinely use evasive
tactics, including flying low and fast. "Yes, there'll beincreased
SAM threats to C-130's, you bet," General Jumper said. "But
you also have 100 casualties a month in
convoys."

http://www.occupationwatch.org/article.php?id=8291

[leftchick]

16. I agree, I think the KIA numbers are WAY off....

but we won't get the official REAL numbers for years.

:(

[jmcgowanjm]

18. Good Evening, leftchick,Wonder if General Mattis is laughing now?

We've got the Real number now.

Marines fail to make January quota.
I bet if they offered free Meth they'd be able
to do it. And free med care for dependants
would seal the deal.

And I think they keep saying car bomb to cover rocket
missile attacks.

Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, declined to give McCain an estimate of the size of
the insurgency (200000 Iraqis, 40000 RepGuard) in public
testimony
said there were about 1,000 "foreign
fighters." -This guy is insane if he actually believes this
(only foreign fighters worth mentioning)and if he keeps saying it the cognitive dissonance
in his brain will make him...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050203/ts_nm/iraq_usa_dc_2

You're doin' a GREAT job, leftchick,

James

[dhinojosa]

10. Don't worry their parents will be comforted a Ex-Iraqi chubby lady...

who hasn't been to Iraq since the late sixties. But if you are expecting comfort from the president, forget it.

This war sucks, always has, always will. I hate all that are involved in putting these troops in danger.

[bemildred]

11. RIP soldier(s). nt

[primavera]

14. Ah, another day, another handful of corpses

Sure it getting routine, isn't it?

[Hand]

15. "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED," shrieked the prep-school pussy...

"Now disappear; I'm busy with my domestic agenda and have no time for you hicks, spics, and jigs..."

:grr:

[ckramer]

17. But Allawi predicted insurgents will be defeated within months