U.S. Death Toll in Iraq for Nov. at 134

[Olive]

WASHINGTON - Fueled by fierce fighting in Fallujah and insurgents' counterattacks elsewhere in Iraq, the U.S. military death toll for November is approaching the highest for any month of the war.

At least 134 U.S. troops died in November , according to casualty reports available Tuesday.

The worst month was April when 135 died as the insurgence flared in Fallujah and elsewhere in the so-called Sunni Triangle where U.S. forces and their Iraqi allies lost a large measure of control.

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From the viewpoint of the United States and Iraqis who are striving to restore stability, the casualty trend since the interim Iraqi government was put in power June 28 has been troubling. Each month's death toll has been higher than the last, with the single exception of October, when it was 63.


The monthly totals grew from 42 in June to 54 in July to 65 in August and to 80 in September.

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[WindRavenX]

1. the march of freedom continues!

......what a waste of human life.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. More Than In October....

Which was More than in September....which was More than in August....and so on, and so on.

The stupid hypocritical democrats. Not willing to stand up now. In 4 years, they'll make the same stupid argument. In October '08, more Deaths than in September '08, and so on....

[Technowitch]

3. May the Goddess bless them and their families in their time of grief...

[njdemocrat106]

4. Their blood is on YOUR hands, Bush!

W is for War Criminal

[Qanisqineq]

5. OMG

how horrible that we may actually surpass the 135 dead in April. What a horrible milestone.

[anarchy1999]

6. November is not over yet.

I'm so sorry, we've all tried so hard. Why were we not able to stop the war machine? Nader said it all, "Democracy is not a spectator sport". We fill stadiums every weekend and so many know all the stats, we shop till we drop and meanwhile, our country slips through our greedy, little fingers.

My 16 year old daughter says it best, "Mom, why should I care what is happening over there or what happened in the past?"

Unfortunately, I'm the out of custody "Mom". My daughter is outside of Beaumount, TX. I fear for her daily.

[llmart]

12. Give your daughter a break......

she's only 16. There are plenty of supposedly "mature" adults who say and feel the same thing. As long as it doesn't personally affect their families, they don't care. They buy the media hype that this war is keeping us safe. Whatever. Iraq was never a threat to us but now it is and yet try to tell people that. They can't wrap their stupid little minds around it. Our media is complicit in these deaths and casualties, and it goes without saying that Bush/Cheney are war criminals who could give two shits about anyone who dies or is wounded as long as their families get richer.

[leftchick]

7. I bet this 'incident' Today was Not Included!

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded Tuesday next to a U.S. military convoy on Baghdad's dangerous airport highway, authorities and witnesses said.


Several casualties were seen lying next to a damaged vehicle, according to a witness who arrived on the scene before troops sealed off the stretch of road where the blast occurred. A military ambulance drove up minutes later to evacuate the casualties.

[Gothic Sponge]

8. Sad!

:(

[dbt]

9. And the Little Tyrant struts and preens.

He squawks much about "bringing them to Justice," when he is the one who needs to sit in the dock at The Hague! May the True Rewards of this war be heaped on the one who just had to have it!

:freak:
dbt

[KingChicken]

10. U.S. can't do anything right, this will never end....

[teryang]

11. I see that eleven deaths were confirmed Mon. AM

...right on schedule. Delay reporting deaths over long "feel good" thankgiving holiday. Save it for Monday AM when everyone is too busy to notice or care.

[Kellis]

13. kick

If AWOL Chimp is so proud of this crusade then he should be ready and willing to name the names that fought it for him and died.