Three U.S. soldiers killed in ambushes in Iraq

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAR528453.htm

BAGHDAD, March 25 (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded in two separate attacks on convoys in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said.

In the morning, a roadside bomb exploded near the town of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of the capital, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding two.

In the afternoon, insurgents attacked another convoy east of the restive town of Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of the capital, killing one Marine and injuring two with a combination of a roadside bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.

A U.S. Army spokesman also announced that on Wednesday insurgents had killed a soldier and wounded another in a gun battle just north of Baghdad. U.S. soldiers returned fire and killed three attackers.

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[marie123]

1. god help us!

sorry to bring my god in here, but sometimes I just need to scream for help

[saigon68]

9. "Bring Em On" squealed Awol in delight

3 more Gold Star Families.

3 more sad funerals with friends and relatives weeping

Many more shareholder dividends for the Halliburton Co.

[Zinfandel]

2. Why do they say 399 killed, when it's closer to 599 ?

One soldier is too many to die for BushCo illegal invasion for oil.

[wtmusic]

3. The numbers are all over the place

The reported numbers always lower. And they don't include those that die later of injuries.

[Minstrel Boy]

6. Good news: if the killing keeps up, pretty soon no one will have died!

Goddamned whorish press.

[Maeve]

8. They like to limit it to "hostile deaths"

As opposed to accidents...as if that made the soldoers any less dead.

Most accurate figures to date---589 US since the start of the hostilities, 59 UK, 42 other coalition forces

40 US this month as opposed to 20 in February

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

[snippy]

4. "Bring 'em on" Bush gets his wish. Again.

[4dsc]

5. Was Saddam worth one American life??

I say no but rightie says yes??

[AlinPA]

7. These soldiers will be sent home to their mothers. In a casket.

Just so that Bush* could look like "war president" in the election.
Karl Rove's war is only about "the commander in chief". God, this is awful.

[SmokeyBlues]

10. WMDs?

Now, where did they hide those pesky WMDs. Look Pickles, they ain't under my desk.

Yuck, yuck, yuck!!! :silly:

[saigon68]

11. kick

[leftchick]

12. RIP

:( I hate that fucking aWol* coward....

[daleo]

13. But the world is safer now

Unless you are dead, of course. (on edit - or maimed).

[Mari333]

14. This will get worse before it gets better

mark my words.
It will get worse.
The Bush admin has created a multi hydra headed terrorist organization thats growing in leaps and bounds daily.
and our soldiers are the ones who will be the targets of the anger.
It will get worse, and more will die because of what the white house did.
The murderers of our kids are the Bush administration.

[lebkuchen]

15. Nine new entries over at Iraq Coalition Casualties today

six new entries since I left work four hours ago. I fear you are correct.

[Athame]

16. KICK back up to the top!

Don, I wish they would PIN your daily thread to the top, but I am not sure that would get more to pay attention. Thanks for keeping this tragedy in front of our faces.

Ma

[0007]

17. btt

[catmandu57]

18. Anyone notice the change in tactics?

Gun battles after the bombings are becoming the norm, it used to be mostly explosions from ieds and rocket propelled grenades.

[bemildred]

20. Which would indicate less fear of coalition firepower.

One has to wonder what is up with that?

[DrWeird]

21. Or they're just learning from our tactics.

nt

[bemildred]

22. Same thing, sort of.

Either way, they are not afraid to hang around a while longer.
Do you disagree that the firepower is an issue?
Just wondering what you think, not picking a fight.

[DrWeird]

24. Oh, I'm sure they're afraid of coalition firepower.

They're not stupid.

I just figure they've figured how long they can stick around after initiating and attack before support shows up.

[bemildred]

25. Yes, that makes sense.

I was speculating to myself that there might
be a bit of degradation in the response at work
too, of one sort or another, takes longer for support
to show up maybe. But that is purely speculative,
and what you say is more than sufficient.

[Tracer]

19. Three more die ....

... while the Turd-in-Chief makes jokes.


Edited to say that I live 17 miles from where the nincompoop will be spouting off in Boston. I can FEEL the evil creeping my way!

[VolcanoJen]

23. I'm so angry, so sickened...

... God rest their souls.

:-(

[llmart]

26. Let them all

rot in hell for what they've done to our country - Dumbya, Dickhead Cheney, Colon, Condi, Rummy, etc. etc. etc. Words just fail me every time I read these threads. Another Viet Nam. And they didn't die "protecting our country" but protecting Bush and his cronies' oil interests. Disgusting pieces of shit!

[Mari333]

27. I just talked to a woman whose child is in Baquba, talked to her today

I am praying its not him. She is freaking out. I dont know if I can bear this much longer. This is too much.
and Bush and his friends think its funny.

[SmokeyBlues]

28. Kicking...

This needs to be fresh in people's minds after the insult that took place last night. I've been angry since Selection 2000, but last night was the straw that broke the camel's back for me!

And to think that with few exceptions (David Corn being one), the media whores in attendance loved every minute of it. Eat, drink, and be merry while American troops are dying in some far-away place where they should not be at all!

[gulfcoastliberal]

29. "Bullet Magnets"

Is how I heard the replacement troops rotating into theater being described. They are all newbies to the region and are mostly reservists who before being shipped into Iraq were guarding baggage claims and airport terminals here at home. I heard a segment about them on NPR and how they were getting some remedial training for the deployment, but it didn't sound like it mattered much. Sad. Fuck you, Bush*

Edit: spelling