Attack on U.S. Base in Iraq Leaves 20 Dead

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosion tore through a soft-sided mess tent where U.S. soldiers were eating lunch Tuesday at a military base near the northern city of Mosul, blowing a hole in the ceiling and leaving the floor littered with trays of food and puddles of blood. Officials said at least 20 people were killed in one of the most devastating attacks against Americans in Iraq (news - web sites) since the start of the war.
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Here's the link:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=1&u=/ap/20041221/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

What really kills me is Bush's comment:

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President Bush said the explosion should not derail the elections and that he hoped relatives of those killed know that their loved ones died in "a vital mission for peace."

"I'm confident democracy will prevail in Iraq," he said.
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How many fucking times have we heard that fucking comment from the Shrub?