Roadside bomb kills four U.S. soldiers in Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/GEO353663.htm

Roadside bomb kills four U.S. soldiers in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iraqi town of Hawija on Wednesday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, said the U.S. military on Thursday.

A military statement said the soldiers were on patrol in the town north of Baghdad.

[keta11]

1. Hey!! Democracies dont plant roadside bombs. n/t

[saigon68]

34. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

As he prepared to sell the ports to King Abdullah and Sons

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. 2284

42 this month

:cry:

[hadrons]

26. "42 this month" ....

jeez, every being here every day and I didn't know it was that high

[Viva_La_Revolution]

39. make that 45

:mad:

3 more just reported

[xchrom]

3. i see that in the midst of the ''growing civil war''

they're not too busy to kill american soldiers.

i just HATE that the media is now so willing to throw around ''civil war''.

the ''msm'' is late and stupid.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. This will only get worse. Much worse. What a waste of brave boys and girls

what a disgusting administration we have.

[IndianaGreen]

5. Each day we stay in Iraq, is a day that people will die!

Considering the latest developments in Iraq, we should be demanding the immediate and unconditional of all Crusaders troops out of Iraq.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Well, when you use silly language like that

You're not likely to be taken seriously.

Sloganeering is fun, I suppose, and auto-erotic, but it does us little good.

[IndianaGreen]

12. That's what Iraqis call US and UK troops

and it is their country, and our occupation that is responsible for this waste of life!

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. That's nice, but the point remains

Exclaim away, in any case.

[IndianaGreen]

15. General Pace sees our troops as crusaders

and he is not the only Christian fundamentalist among the brass that see Iraq as a Jesus mission.

The label is proper and accurate!

[Dhalgren]

22. I agree with you.

Sometimes the truth just sounds like a "slogan"...

[alcibiades_mystery]

28. Yeah, that's how simple it is

:eyes:

Must be a nice world you live in. I'd like to visit sometime...

[cliss]

36. Oh, I can give you some more examples...

How about General Boykin, who would show up at church every Sunday, in military uniform!! He'd proclaim how the Muslims were "evil", and "My God is a bigger God than his".

This went on for about a year, until they finally had to do something about him.

But guess what? He's still in the Pentagon, pushing his "crusade".

[KansDem]

40. "My God is a bigger God than his"

For the past few years--ever since this debacle began--I thought about having a bumper sticker made that read, "My God can beat up your God!," but haven't done so since I live in a predominantly GOP community, with "God-fearing" citizens, and I only have liability coverage on my car.

[Jacobin]

20. Actually, that is not correct

The Iraqi slang for Western soldiers in Iraq is "Jew"

[DavidDvorkin]

25. Seriously?

Well, that's just ducky.

[Jokerman]

37. "silly language" and "sloganeering"

"Silly" terms like "War on Terror" "peace keepers" "insurgents", "homicide bomber" and "terrorist" work just fine for the pro-war crowd. If you don't like "crusader troops" how about "invasion force", "occupying army" or maybe the old standard "war criminals".

[saigon68]

41. War Criminals works for me

[alcibiades_mystery]

42. I'll take "invasion force" and "occupying army"

Both of which seem accurate without the silliness.

Are you suggesting that i am among the "pro-war crowd." I'd have to reject that characterization if you're making it. I've been anti-US aggression against Iraq since the mid-1990's, ace.

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. Welcome to the Desert of the Real...

...

[rodeodance]

8. nominate.

[cantstandbush]

9. If it's a civil war then we need to get the hell out NOW!!

i really am disgusted with this administration and the MSM.

[cantstandbush]

11. So, Murtha was right. It's a civil war and we need to get out! n/t

[rodeodance]

17. yes, and Rummy raged on a few weeks ago that he sees no sign of

a civil war coming.

[Jacobin]

21. "Just a few dead-enders" doncha know...

Rumsfeld will go down in history as an arrogant, ignorant, insipid, incompetent mass murderer.

[VolcanoJen]

31. Whatever. Murtha is a cut-and-run coward.

That's what my Congresswoman, Jean Schmidt, says.

:eyes:

It's only going to get bloodier. :-(

[rodeodance]

10. this happened on Wednesday.

[sabra]

14. I fear for today's reports.... :-(

[rodeodance]

16. I hope their framilies find some peace

[stop the bleeding]

18. added this to the DU Research Forum - Iraq War News under

Military Deaths

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x567

[Dhalgren]

19. Four more dead...

The corpses stack up, the children and old people get blown to bits, and neither of the controlling political parties in this country gives a damn. All either party wants is an assurance that their money will keep coming in. The entire political apparatus in this country is filled with nothing but whores and pimps. Give me a list of the currently elected politicians who have or will publicly state the truth about the on-going crime being committed in our name. It is a damned short list. Most of the Republicans are strong supporters of this butchery and most Democrats are supporters to a lesser degree. Most of the Democratic "leaders" are still stuck in the mud of "we could do a better job" bullshit.

I am going to support, in every way, a party that unequivocally states in its platform an immediate and unilateral withdrawal from Iraq; and immediate and full reparations to that nation. No more bullshit about how "we can't leave with the job not finished", no more crap about "we broke it we have to fix it". The US is the criminal in this situation - reparations, yes; physical presence, no...

[Swede]

23. It'll never end.

Even when the US pulls out,it has created a generation of Muslims that hate Americans. Like this guy.

[llmart]

38. Hey, I'm eating here!

Don't make me puke up my lunch by looking at that asshat!

[tabasco]

24. More of our troops dead for corporate profits.

The blood is on Bush's hands. If he has a conscience he will die an insane man.

[deadparrot]

27. RIP.

...

[theHandpuppet]

29. CNN just reported three additional dead today (7 total)

Just now reported on CNN -- another 3 U.S. soldiers have been killed in a second IED attack, bringing the total today to 7 killed.

;(

[VolcanoJen]

30. Bring 'em on

Right, Chimpy?

:-(

[saigon68]

35. More Corpses

They died for freedom </sarcasm>

[Lochloosa]

32. Kick

[HootieMcBoob]

33. Dear God

This clusterfuck is worse than even the fiercest critics predicted and it's not going to get any better anytime soon. Going down hill full speed with no brakes whatsoever.