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Are we there yet?
We're not sure whether this is "progress," "turning the corner" or just part of the "strategy for victory," but a top U.S. military official reports that the number of attacks on civilians in Iraq over the last 10 weeks is about 80 percent higher than it was late last year.
The rate of U.S. deaths in Iraq is also on the rise after several months of decline. Seventy-six Americans were killed in Iraq in April, and 32 have died already this month. Four U.S. Marines were killed today when their tank rolled off a bridge and into a canal west of Baghdad, taking the total U.S. death toll in Iraq to 2,436.
-- Tim Grieve, Salon
80% Maybe next week we'll have a stated objective! Until then I'm guessing it's for oil. Anyone wanna place a bet?
Just long as the fight's over there, not here.
This is why the Mission really WAS Accomplished years ago when our hero Bush said it: we've picked the battlefield.. Iraqi civilians are toast.
by Jyl on Sat May 13, 06 8:18pm
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maybe you should go there BBC ERR sorry, I mean, cranky, you seem so smart, you bitch about everything this administration does, it's your sole purpose for being
^Not quite my sole reason for being. I also enjoy Internet porn and junk food.
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