U.S. Troops Dying At Highest Rate Of War

Source: Dallas Morning News

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Over the past six months, U.S. troops have died in Iraq at the highest rate of the war, an indication that the conflict is becoming increasingly dangerous for U.S. forces even after more than four years of fighting.

From October 2006 through last month, 532 American soldiers were killed, the most during any six-month period of the war. March also marked the first time that the U.S. military suffered four consecutive months of 80 or more fatalities. April, with at least 58 service members killed through Monday, is on pace to be one of the deadliest months of the conflict for American forces.

Senior American military officials attribute much of the increase to the Baghdad security crackdown, now in its third month. But the rate of fatalities was increasing even before a more aggressive strategy began moving U.S. troops from heavily fortified bases into smaller neighborhood outposts throughout the capital, placing them at greater risk of roadside bombings and small-arms attacks.

Roadside bombs have long been the No. 1 killer of American troops in Iraq. Since October, officials said, insurgents have been employing more sophisticated devices, with the most lethal results coming in Baghdad. Nearly 38 percent of military deaths since October have occurred in the capital, compared with 29 percent over the previous 12 months, according to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count (icasualties.org), an independent, U.S.-based Web site that monitors casualties.



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/sarcasm

John McCain says the shopping is great over there.

Dam just cut off the dam funding

AT LEAST as many as were killed in the school rampage are killed in Iraq every day - INCLUDING Americans.

Where are our priorities :(

Iraq does not make the school shootings any less tragic.

...but you knew I wasn't talking about the concerned citizens here at DU I'm sure.

would translate to Monday, though.

It's just a matter of when the American public has had enough. The Pentagon knows this. Washington knows this.

They know that when people have reached their limit, there is nothing they can do. They will be FORCED to pull out. And they know it. They do not delude themselves into thinking they will have a Carte Blanche forever.

And believe me, they don't look at it the way we do. They're FAR from quitting. They have SO many more plans for us all.

Time to leave.

I have yet to see these figures put this way, but we should be aware of them.;(

Not very good-looking numbers.

is closer to a million. I won't track down the data but you get the idea.

And it's also bad for the Democrats and good for the Republicans.

with the "surge" we just have more targets now.

i`ve been tracking this for the last few months and posted here about this. jesus if i can figure this out why can`t people who`s job it is to do so- don`t?

Just like EVERYONE predicted.

These young people are lucky to be in Iraq, where they are safe from campus killers.

(Imitation of a stupid freeper argument).:sarcasm:

:puke: :puke: Bush's immoral and senseless war must stop.

Sorry this is just getting more than ridiculous

don't worry