U.S. Death Toll In Iraq Tops 3,500

Source: CBS News/AP

Another U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, the military said Thursday, pushing the four-year death toll for American forces to 3,501, according to an Associated Press tally.

The count includes 23 deaths in the first six days of June, an average of about four per day.

The soldier was killed Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded during combat operations in a southwestern section of Baghdad, a military statement said. It added that two other soldiers were wounded in the attack and evacuated to a coalition medical facility.

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The Army general picked by President Bush to become his personal war adviser suggested Thursday that pressuring the Iraqis to take on more responsibility might not work. "I have reservations about just how much leverage we can apply in a system that's not very capable right now," Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.


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At this rate by September it could be 4,000 - I only saw CBS note this grim toll of 3,500.

We will have to pay for them all on top of the Iraqis killed.

If this war went 10 years we'd probably be over 10,000. Only the improved body armor, helmets and trauma care have prevented the toll from being over 10,000 already. But of course there's still a helluva price paid in traumatic brain injuries and missing limbs.

3,500





Just a year ago, on 6/15/2006



Q Tony, American deaths in Iraq have reached 2,500. Is there any response or reaction from the President on that?

MR. SNOW: It's a number, and every time there's one of these 500 benchmarks people want something


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