Fatal U.S. Military Accidents Up in Iraq

WASHINGTON - U.S. troops in Iraq (news - web sites) have suffered a rash of fatal vehicle accidents and other non-combat deaths in recent weeks, even as the number killed in insurgent attacks has declined.

Although details of recent accidents have not been made public, some officials believe the jump in their number can be explained in part by turbulence from the troop rotation that is now approaching its peak, with tens of thousands of troops arriving and like numbers going home.

"The sheer volume of soldiers on the ground and high volume of vehicular traffic may reflect a higher rate of individual accidents or non-battle injuries," said Maj. Richard Goldenberg, spokesman for the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York Army National Guard, which is commanding a mixed Guard/regular Army task force responsible for an area of north-central Iraq.

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Driving While Infantry

1. People are jumpy with the roadside bombs, shiper bullets, etc.

2. It could be a convenient way to "blur" combat deaths.

Yeah, I wonder if say your convoy is attacked with RPG's and IED's and while your vehicle is not directly hit, its runs off the road and a passenger killed. Is that counted as an accidental or combat death? I'm suspecting I already know the answer.

This is just more of the administration's lies. They are trying to cover up the actual number of combat deaths by claiming that there is an increase in accidents.

There is NOTHING that this administration will not lie about.