Nine U.S. troops killed in Iraq

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.main/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Nine U.S. troops killed in Iraq
POSTED: 8:55 p.m. EST, December 3, 2006


BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Nine U.S. troops died in Iraq during the weekend, including five killed by roadside bombs, the U.S. military reported Sunday.

Two soldiers were killed and two wounded Sunday when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in northern Iraq, U.S. commanders in the northern city of Tikrit announced. The soldiers were assigned to the Army's 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

Two U.S. soldiers and a Marine died from unspecified "enemy action" in western Iraq's Anbar province Saturday, the American command in Baghdad reported, while two U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.

Anbar, including the provincial capital Ramadi, has been a hotbed of the mostly Sunni Arab insurgency against U.S. troops that emerged after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

And two American soldiers were reported killed in Baghdad -- one slain by a roadside bomb Saturday, another killed in fighting Sunday.........

and kick Bush's ass out of office NOW! This lame "legacy saving" boondoggle he is on now is nothing but a death sentence for the Troops in harms way for this false WMD bullshit. Get that AWOL coward Bush out NOW! GW is an idiot that is way out of his league and is unfit for the job.

anyone.

He's directed to the plane, room, table that dimplomatic(read: cheerleading) protocol demands.

Otherwise, he's on his own. No one wants to deal with him, anymore.

He's the perpetual adolescent, and he's f***ing rebelling against whatever he perceives as authority.

Its too damn bad that so many influential people in politics, the media and the corporations desperately need him to have "leadership" credibility, even though it's of the manufactured kind.

I can only hope there are a few sane folks left in his "circle of trust".

MKJ

I'm betting 100 US familys will get the good news between Thanksgiving and xmas so far we are at 26.

Todays total brings US soldier deaths to exactly 2900.

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These are the US soldier deaths since Thanksgiving 11/23/06:

3-Dec 3 A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier was killed during combat operations in the Iraqi capital Dec. 3.

2-Dec 5 A Multi-National Corps – Iraq Soldier died from injuries sustained when the convoy he was traveling in struck an improvised explosive device near Taji, Iraq, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Two Soldiers assigned to the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) were killed by an improvised explosive device while conducting a security patrol in the Al Anbar province of Iraq Dec 2.

Two Soldiers assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group and one Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 died Saturday from wounds sustained due to enemy action while operating in Al Anbar Province.

1-Dec 2 One Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Armored Division died Dec. 1 from wounds sustained due to enemy action while operating in Al Anbar Province.

A Multi-National Corps – Iraq Soldier died from injuries sustained when the convoy he was traveling in struck an improvised explosive device near Taji, Iraq, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

30-Nov 2 Two more US soldiers have been killed in action in the war torn Iraqi capital Baghdad. Both died on Thursday during "combat operations" a military statement said Friday without giving details.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Mulhair, 35, of Omaha, Neb., died Nov. 30 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during reconnaissance operations.Mulhair was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

28-Nov 2 Spc. Christopher E. Mason, 32, of Mobile, Ala., died Nov. 28 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire while on patrol.He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

27-Nov 2 Lance Cpl. Michael A. Schwarz, 20, of Carlstadt, N.J., died Nov. 27 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Maj. Troy L. Gilbert, 34, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., died Nov. 27 when his F-16C fighter crashed 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Maj. Gilbert was assigned to the 309th Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and was previously carried as "Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown," awaiting positive DNA identification of remains from the crash site.

26-Nov 4 Three died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle Nov. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq. Killed were:

Capt. Jason R. Hamill, 31, of New Haven, Conn.

1st Lt. David M. Fraser, 25, of Texas.

Pvt. Joshua C. Burrows, 20, of Bossier City, La.

Hamill and Fraser were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Burrows was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Bridade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sgt. Jeannette T. Dunn, 44, of Bronx, N.Y., died Nov. 26 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury. She was assigned to the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

25-Nov 3 Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Morris, 28, of Clinton, Tenn., died Nov. 25 in Al Judiah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Cpl. Michael C. Ledsome, 24, of Austin, Texas, died Nov. 25 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West, 20, of Aguanga, Calif., died Nov. 25 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

24-Nov 2 Pvt. Reece D. Moreno, 19, of Prescott, Ariz., died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 24.Moreno was assigned to the 92 Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Cpl. Nicholas P. Rapavi, 22, of Springfield, Va., died Nov. 24 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

23-Nov 1 Sgt. 1st Class James D. Priestap, 39, of Harwood, Mich., died Nov. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during checkpoint operations.He was assigned to the 46th Military Police Company, Kingsford, Mich.

http://icasualties.org/oif/US_chart.aspx

http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/list.php

Nine...nine more, due to Bush. How many Iraqis died during the same period? They might be called terrorists, or insurgents, by the news, but many are women and children, and very old men who are not involved in fighting. Bush has done so much damage to the world during the past six years, it's as though he were being paid a bounty for how much misery he is able to inflict. I dread the thought of how much more damage he will be able to cause in his remaining two years in office.

Just about every single citizen of this country wants us out of this nasty, miserable mess. Oh yeah, the country we occupy and the rest of the world want us out, too.

The whole world screaming for the pain to stop and he doesn't hear. Or care.

MKJ

For every face-saving day BushCo keeps us there, about three American soldiers must be slaughtered and about 48 must be wounded. On average, of course. And it's December 3rd, so we're right in the groove!

At least one BushCo calculation is going to plan. Regular as clockwork. Every eight hours. Every time I wake up, the counter goes up by one. Every time I go to work, the counter goes up. Every time I go to sleep, the counter goes up one.

Rest in peace, soldiers and Marines. Your job on this short earthly plane is done. Rest in peace.

Taps

music by Brig. Gen. Butterfield, 1862
lyrics by unknown

Fading light, dims the sight;
And a star, gems the sky, gleaming bright;
From afar, drawing nigh;
Falls the night...

Day is done, gone the sun;
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest;
God is nigh...

Then goodnight, peaceful night;
Till the light, of the dawn, shineth bright;
God is near, do not fear;
Friend, goodnight...

If Bush gave a damn about soldiers he would not have started a war solely for corporate profits.

All those families grieving. All those Iraqi innocents dead in the streets. All that death--for what, again?

Once upon a time, nine GI deaths would have been big news...

For Little Boots Excellent Iraqi Adventure. It makes me ill.

Julie

What are a few thousand dead peasant soldiers and heartbroken American families compared to the enormous war profits that Bu*h's friends and family are raking in?
dripping
:sarcasm:

This makes 30 familys since Thanksgiving, to have gotten the news.

With the 4 additional deaths from the helicoptor crash today it brings the toll to
2904 US military deaths.

Will the news stations cause a sensation when we hit 3000? We should hit the number by mid January if not sooner.

2904 total as of the 4th

http://www.icasualties.org/oif/

Grass Bush

Pile the bodies high in Austerlitz and Waterloo Iraq
Shovel them under and let me work--
I am the grass; bush; I cover all.

And pile them high in Gettyburg Baghdad
And pile them high in Ypres and Vedum Mossoul and Al Fallaujah

Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?

I am the grass bush.
Let me work.

Carl Sandburg


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