Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bomb Attack

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Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bomb Attack
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By Luke Baker

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers and seriously wounded five others as they were patrolling Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit before dawn on Saturday, the U.S. military said.


The blast, which raised to 385 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in action since the war to overthrow Saddam was launched, underlined the persistent dangers to U.S. and coalition forces almost a year since Saddam's regime fell.


Those killed were from the 1st Infantry Division and had only recently arrived in the country to take over responsibilities from the 4th Infantry Division, which is being rotated out after nearly a year's deployment.


Roadside bombs, often placed inside Coke cans or dead animals and detonated remotely, are one of the most common methods used by insurgents to strike U.S. and coalition forces.


Two other U.S. soldiers died in a similar attack west of Baghdad on Thursday.


The deaths came days after two U.S. civilians working for the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority were killed by Iraqi police in a development that suggests insurgents may have infiltrated the U.S.-trained police force.

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[saigon68]

1. "Bring Em On" Shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

And "bring IT on" the resistance did.

2 more GOLD STAR families thanks to Halliburton and the PNAC.

Thanks McShrub, you evil piece of crap.

[leftchick]

2. Wtf? It is 560 Dead Soldiers at least, NOT...

"which raised to 385 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in action"

fudging numbers again so as not to fuck up chimpy*'s dance on the soldiers graves this week? :grr:

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3. Good Morning! Locking

dupe - continue here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=419169

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5. Thanks

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4. RIP...

If not for the "News Hour" on PBS you would never know who these soldiers are. Their silent tribute at the end of the news show is the only time you get to see that these are real people. The Crooked ones would like to pretend they don't exist.

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6. weren't we told capturing Sadam you know who would

end the conflict? He must be doing a pretty good job from jail creating all this havoc.
:think:(sarcasm)