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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:00 AM
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Todays Reuters piece is off by about 191 soldiers killed in Iraq.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers and two members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in separate insurgent attacks in Baghdad and near the southern city of Amara, a senior military official said Sunday.

The deaths take to 545 the number of U.S. troops killed since the U.S. invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein. More U.S. soldiers were killed during the month of April than during the three-week war that ousted Saddam.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-iraq-usa-casualties.html

The number is: 736 give or take a couple... Now why would Reuters downplay that number...Hmmmmmmm
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:04 AM
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1. With friends like that, who needs enemies!
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spooked Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:10 AM
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2. Are the rest SUICIDES and ACCIDENTS?!
The body of one soldier was found in a chapel. He died of a "non-combat" gunshot wound.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:13 AM
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4. Humvee accidents, etc...
Of course they'll never mention why the Humvee went off the road.. The point is, if you're going to tell us how many have been killed in Iraq, you need to tell us the whole number or add a caveat with non-combat deaths...
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:12 AM
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3. yes "combat" death as opposed to non combat but....
does that count the numbers of troops that died from their wounds out of country?
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spooked Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:18 AM
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5. I don't think so
I read recently that only those who die IMMEDIATELY in combat are counted!

A creative way for them to fudge the numbers....I'm looking for the link.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:47 AM
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6. When you killed in Iraq
then that means accidental or combat period.. Killed is killed...
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