Iraq hits milestones on U.S. troop deaths, oil

[MattNC]

Source: Reuters

U.S. troop deaths in Iraq fell to their lowest level last month since the 2003 invasion and officials said on Sunday improved security also helped the country boost oil production in May to a post-war high.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL01687040

[leftchick]

1. yes because the US used more than 200 Hellfire missiles in Sadr City

for the month of May and killed untold numbers of Civilians. More war crimes.

[conspirator]

2. If you kill anything that moves long enough, eventually you end up killing the enemies n/t

[uppityperson]

3. On the other hand, please check out this GD topic on an Iraq debacle death

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3371311&mesg_id=3371311

And, according to http://icasualties.org/oif/ There is already 1 death in June.
This one wasn't counted yet for May either http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19974&Itemid=21
MNF-W Marine dies in non-combat related incident
Multi-National Force – West PAO

Al ASAD, Iraq – A Multi-National Force – West Marine died as the result of a non-combat related incident May 30.

The Marine’s name is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin and release by the Department of Defense.

The incident is under investigation.

[Ian David]

5. So much for their "Only 19 deaths this month" story

From a UPOC cellphone message group:


Jun 01 3:38PM
Fr: Laibke To: USA Terror Alert
Only 19 U.S. Soldiers have died in Iraq in May!!! Did u see this by chance in any news paper?



Dumbass.

[93ncsu]

6. icasualties.org has the MNF-West Marine ...

identified as Christian Cotner and listed as the 19th fatality.

[Hulk]

4. We're running out of people to kill. You've seen what a positive effect this has had on gas prices?

Who gives a rat's ass. Tell the Americans and Iraqis families who died last month just "how great" that is. Idiots...f*cking idiots!!

We don't belong there. We never should have gone there, and every day we stay there is another day someone dies or suffers for this administration's blunder and our silence.

We're #1....terrorists.