General: 3 to 6 GIs Dying in Iraq a Week

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3218908,00.html

Nearly six months after the fall of Baghdad, U.S. troops are suffering an average of three to six deaths and 40 wounded every week, the commander of American forces in Iraq said Thursday.

``The enemy has evolved - a little bit more lethal, a little more complex, a little more sophisticated, and in some cases, a little bit more tenacious,'' said Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. ``The evolution is about what we expected to see over time.''

American forces are being attacked 15-20 times a day, counting roadside bombs, mostly in Baghdad and the surrounding Sunni stronghold to the west and north of the capital, Sanchez said.

Since May 1, when the U.S. declared the end of major combat, an estimated 90 soldiers have died in combat, according to an Associated Press tally. A total of 314 American service members have died since the war started March 20, according to the U.S. Defense Department.

[LuminousX]

1. According to Scarborough on the Daily Show

The news only bothers to report the negative. Why aren't we getting reports of the number of soldiers NOT KILLED in Iraq a week? Why do they have to put the negative spin on this? </sarcasm>

[saigon68]

2. LET'S KEEP SCORE-- BODY COUNT--# OF FLOWERS THROWN

Or how about the old standy by--- leaflets dropped, villages pacified, deserters processed, KBA= killed by air. Or how about villages burned, clerics shot or mosques burned.

Sanchez is an evil liar who has no honor.

[TacticalPeek]

3. Amazes me how combat commanders lack the balls to risk their

precious careers and make a stand for what's right.

[bemildred]

4. I would like to ask the General what he

"expects to see" in about a year?

[TahitiNut]

5. dupe

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