Four U.S. Troops, 16 Others Killed in Iraq

[Florida_Geek]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iraq.html

December 5, 2004
Four U.S. Troops, 16 Others Killed in Iraq
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 4:56 a.m. ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Suicide car bombs struck Iraqi police and Kurdish militiamen in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens, while four U.S. soldiers died in separate attacks, again demonstrating the lethal reach of Iraq's insurgency just weeks ahead of crucial elections.

The U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. John Abizaid, acknowledged that the country's homegrown forces aren't yet up to the task of ensuring secure elections, requiring the planned increase in U.S. troops. More than 42 Iraqis have been killed in the last two days alone.

But U.N. special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi criticized the military's hardline approach to the insurgency and said credible elections cannot be held Jan. 30 under the current conditions.

..more at AP

[bluestateguy]

1. But, but, what about all the GOOD THINGS being done in Iraq?

Why doesn't the liberal media tell us any of the good things?

This is just propaganda to smear President Bush.

(that was sarcasm for anyone too obtuse to figure it out)

[SweetLeftFoot]

2. Sarcasm

Dude, who cares about sand people and useless grunts too stupid to have family contacts that could have landed them some sweet job instead of going into the army?

(This is also sarcasm)

[Flagg]

3. Why do you hate America ?

If you don't like it you might as well move to France with all the other pussies.


<sarcasm>

[eleonora]

4. Non mais...

T'es fou ou quoi? Demande moi de manger des grenouilles pendant que t'y es! Et puis, on est trop fiers pour apprendre leur langue a la con!



;)

[SweetLeftFoot]

5. Heh

Yeah and take those goddam lying history books with the bits about how the pussy French provided the financial, naval, strategic, diplomatic and moral support that allowed the ragtag Revolutionary Army to beat the Brits with you.

Stupid schoolbooks probly teach "evolution" too.

I ain't descended from no goddam monkey.

(I feel bad, as a foreigner, mocking your less mentally endowed countrymen/women like this but jaysus, its just so easy)

[saigon68]

8. Merci de votre esprit

M. Flagg Bonjour. Comment allez-vous ce jour beau ?

[Chipper Chat]

6. The worse the attacks get....

the more it shows we are winning. The terrorists are desperate. They hate us for our freedoms. Freedom is on the march. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah lbah blah halb blah blah lbha blah blah there will not be any casualties blah ablh hlba blah blah blah black sheep blah blah blah blah merry christmas blah blah blah the iraquis will shower us with candy and flowers blah blah blah blah my freeper brother told me to just get over it blah blah blah blah blah

[hadrons]

7. are they still saying they broke the insurgency back???

not that anyone here in America would notice since none of the guys are named Barry Bonds