Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq attacks (#1613, 1614, 1615)

[alcibiades_mystery]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1228889.htm

BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers were killed in separate bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said in statements.

One, attached to Marine forces, died when a bomb hit his vehicle during combat operations east of Musayib, about 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad. Another died when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the east of the capital itself.

The third was killed when an explosion struck a patrol near Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad. Another soldier was wounded in that incident.

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[leetrisck]

1. Prayers for all

including our country for these decisions.

[hadrons]

2. Not that you'll hear this on ABC ....

We say with all the genuine apolitical and non-partisan human concern that we can muster that the death and carnage in Iraq is truly staggering.

And/but we are sort of resigned to the Notion that it simply isn't going to break through to American news organizations, or, for the most part, Americans.

Democrats are so thoroughly spooked by John Kerry's loss —- and Republicans so inspired by their stay-the-course Commander in Chief —- that what is hands down the biggest story every day in the world will get almost no coverage. No conflict at home = no coverage.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238

Sorry, ABC News simply isn't interested; not enough human interest I guess :eyes:

[MARALE]

3. This is terrible!

I am so sad for all that are hurt and killed. I hope that this nightmare will soon be over, but I know it won't with the idiots in charge of the government!

[pie]

4. That last fifteen went fast

This escalation has a particularly bad
feel about it

[4dsc]

5. I thought the fighting went down

wasn't it just a couple of weeks ago that some US general stated the insurgency was waning?? Clearly that's not the case with so many deaths lately..

[RamboLiberal]

6. Another soldier died at Brooke and was announced

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, La., died May 10 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. Bordelon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20050512-3101.html

[spooked911]

7. The insurgents can't get any more desperate, can they????

I mean, jeez, they must be incredibly desperate by now.

Sorry to be flip, but there' snot much we can do about this killing at this point.

[dbt]

8. Isn't this 20 KIA since 5/6?

And still NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

[Zorra]

9. kick