Iraqi Army: 52 Blasts Hit Baghdad Green Zone Last Week - AFP

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP)--At least 52 rockets or mortar bombs hit the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad in the past week, Brigadier General Qassim Atta, spokesman for the Iraqi army in the capital, said Tuesday.

Atta said another 90 mortar bombs or rockets struck various other places in Baghdad over the same period.

The Green Zone, seat of the Iraqi government and the U.S. embassy, has come under sustained attacks in recent weeks, causing the deaths of four Americans, including two soldiers, and two of Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi's Iraqi guards.



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[SpiralHawk]

2. "Mission Accomplished" - Commander AWOL & republicon chickenhawk cronies

[paparush]

3. I'm sure Petreus will talk about this....NOT! nt

[4dsc]

5. He'll blame IRAN!!! nt

[Barrett808]

7. Yes, he will. n/t

[greiner3]

4. But at least it wasn't 70;

Or 100! Just think, Baghdad took the hits so Amerika didn't have to. I'm going out to my SUV and put another yellow ribbon on it! Nuke Eyeran!

[LynnTheDem]

6. WOW!!1!1 George W. bUsh's

"SUCCESS"!!1!

[MilesColtrane]

8. So if we're occupying Iraq for 100 years...

...and last week is typical, then we could extrapolate there would eventually be

270,400 rocket and mortar attacks on the Green Zone, resulting in

20,800 deaths and 161,200 casualties of U.S military personnel.

And, John McCain has said that would be "just fine" with him.