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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:10 AM
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Five US troops killed in Iraq as December toll tops 100

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=157130

Five US troops killed in Iraq as December toll tops 100

BAGHDAD - Five US troops have been killed in Iraq, the military announced Thursday, bringing December's death toll to 101 and keeping the month on course to be among the bloodiest for American forces this year.

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The highest monthly death toll for American soldiers so far this year was in October, when the annual Ramadan holy month saw a spike in violence which left 106 US soldiers dead.

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Flagg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:12 AM
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1. Bring'em on, etcetera...
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 06:36 AM
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18. And the Photo of the Chimpanzee


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Nimrod2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:17 AM
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2. Mission accomplished?
More blood on their hands! How can they sleep at night?
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:21 AM
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3. What a sad way to end the year
Especially for their families, but also for all Americans.
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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:10 PM
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13. They cannot be numbers of "troops" to me.
One was my nephew. I never, never thought that this would happen. It is just so hard to take in.
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Binka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 04:51 AM
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17. OMG! I Am So Very Sorry.
RIP sweet Nathan. I almost lost my son in October 2005 now they want him to go back in March 2007. Please PM me if you need to talk or if Nathans mom needs to cry on a shoulder. :hug:
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 11:27 AM
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20. I'm so very sorry for your loss
I wish you and your family the strength you'll need in the coming days to pull through. :grouphug:
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:25 AM
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4. merry christmas and happy new year.
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ckramer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:31 AM
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5. We have killed Saddam, so what's the problem?
Good morning Vietnam!
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:37 AM
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6. Wasn't October supposed to be an isolated "spike"?
I seem to recall Mr. Rumsfeld vainly trying to reassure the folks paying the bills in Iraq that the wave of violence in October was going to be an isolated little spike, and that things would be back to "normal" in Iraq after Ramadam. Looks like three deaths a day is becoming normal, but I didn't get the impression that that's what the administration meant.

Well, I'm sure Mr. Bush will be out to explain it all to us soon. Not to worry. It's just a number. A comma in the great march of historical events.
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 11:40 AM
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7. don't forget about the whole "iraq violence an attempt to swing the midterms"
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PurityOfEssence Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 12:43 PM
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9. Aaaah, I'll let 'em slide on that one
Conservatism is selfishness, so for them to feel that it's all about them is "normal".

Those hiding behind that spiel probably believed it. After all, they hate us for our freedoms, don't they?

It IS tiresome ridiculous crap, though; I'll give you that.

It's also fun to point out that it's WRONG, so thanks for reminding us.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 02:20 AM
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15. Ummm, isolated plateau?
I think that's called a 'butte', so we should call this Rummy's Butte! :evilgrin:
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 12:32 PM
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8. Sonuvabitch!
:mad:
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 05:13 PM
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10. Nothing to see here--feed them more end of year celebrity highlights
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Crunchy Frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 06:29 PM
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11. So sad that over 100 families
have had the December holidays spoiled forever. Including one of our own DUers. I really hope that there is a Hell.:(
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-28-06 06:38 PM
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12. What is the civilian bodycount? Anybody reporting on it these days?
just askin', thought it might be relevant, being that we're told the Iraqis are benefitting from all this occupational bloodshed with improved national stability. :shrug:
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MGD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 01:17 AM
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14. I always wonder what the death toll of our #1 ally in this fight is, the ISF members
There's no data on that one which seems unusual.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 02:22 AM
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16. We need to put up a clock, like the national debt clock
Right in Times Square. Along with a "Days Bin Laden still free" clock, an "We're still in Iraq" clock, and, of course, a "US military death toll in Iraq" clock.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-29-06 11:00 AM
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19. What gets me about this months total is this...
in the past when the death total topped 100, it was because some sort of "operation" was underway to "win the freedom". Nothing of that sort has happened this time. (unless they are keeping something from us)

So does this point to a whole new stage that the fucked up war has entered?

Words escape me as to why this bullshit continues. We will pay long and hard for this one for many many years to come.
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