40 US soldiers dead in Iraq in the past 24 hours.

[LynnTheDem]

We've gotta get out of this place
if it's the last thing we ever do...

[ananda]

1. more than 30 killed in copter crash

http://www.theiowachannel.com/news/4130605/detail.html

[mopaul]

2. mere statistics

no sacrifice is too great for president cheney, who has other priorities than grieving for dead soldiers.

[WildClarySage]

8. He can't bother his beautiful mind over it

any more than Babs could.

[King Coal]

16. That fucking stink bitch.

I don't usually use profanity, but I can't help it today.

[leftchick]

3. 80 for the month of January 2005

and it ain't over yet. :(

[babylonsister]

4. My heart hurts.

So damn sad, and all for the blivet who doesn't give a shit about these people.

[bluestateguy]

5. Among other reasons they'll need a draft

We have lost at least 12,000 wounded or killed troops, and that number is only going to grow. Throw in the several thousand others who either went AWOL, fled to Canada or IRR troops who failed to show up for duty. Then consider that the National Guard and Reserves own generals admit that their forces are exhaused, the Army and Marines are either not meeting their enlistment quotas or are using accounting gimmicks to meet them. There will be draft. The only question is when and what they will call it so that they can deny that it really is a draft.

[izzie]

6. Do you believe the numbers the DOD are giving out?

I am thinking something is going on. I am starting to read things on the INTERNET also.

[lonestarnot]

7. 5065 unable to return to duty due to injury - 1382 total dead

:thumbsdown: :cry:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. I weep for the loss of their lives in Bush's war.

Think of this in terms of the lives that were torn apart in one day. Parents, grandparents, SO/spouses, children, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc. None of these peoples lives will ever be the same.

There are going to be a lot of tears shed for these soldiers and a lot of broken hearts.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. Cannon fodder for the politicians and the capitalists.

They died in vain.

[Dangerman]

11. Amen to that

[King Coal]

12. We need to take to the streets, folks.

We will save lives if we do.

[mopaul]

13. but, but, desperate housewives is on tonight

and it's so cold in d.c., and I have an anvil in the oven.

[Dangerman]

14. Perfect timing since we close to the Jan 30 elections

:grr:

DAMN YOU BUSH!!!

[leftchick]

15. I have not seen casualy numbers for this attack yet today...

U.S troops secure the scene following an explosion of a roadside bomb, at the airport road in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005. A U.S. convoy was attacked on the dangerous road to Baghdad airport and at least one vehicle was destroyed, witnesses said. There was no immediate report of casualties. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

bring em home bring em home!

[katinmn]

17. with many soldiers assigned to protect the polling places,

we can expect those numbers to at least double on Sunday.

http://icasualties.org/oif/