Rocket Attack Kills 2 U.S. Troops in Iraq

[DoYouEverWonder]

October 11, 2004, 4:18 AM EDT

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two soldiers from Task Force Baghdad were killed and five wounded Monday in a rocket attack in southern Baghdad, the military said.

The attack happened at 8 a.m. local time, the statement said. No further details were provided.


http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iraq-military-deaths,0,3901673.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines


I guess the Iraqis don't feel like waiting until after the election to launch their attacks on our troops.

[Arancaytar]

1. I wonder if they will

At least accept Bush's bribe and stop attacking for the first month that Bush is elected. Or increase their attacks if Kerry is. A little money can accomplish much, and a lot of money more.

[bluestateguy]

2. This wil be the spin

If there are a lot of attacks: They want to hurt "President" Bush before the election.

If there are fewer attacks and fewer casualties: The insurgency is winding down. We've turned the corner in Iraq.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. I've seen us "turn the corner"

several times now, with periods of relatively low casualties, always followed by surges in the casualty rate that keep gradually growing higher as time goes on.

Remember, last February we had the lowest casualty rate of the entire war, which was soon followed by the catastrophic months of April and May.

[TaleWgnDg]

3. . . . . . R. I. P. . . .

.

[ogradda]

4. we're supposed to be taking it "easy"on 'em

untill after the election. then we're gonna crush them(or them us, whatever) i guess * thinks all the extra bloodshed might upset the voters.

[Skittles]

5. WHEN WILL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE START TO F***ING CARE

WHEN, WHEN, WHEN??????????????????????????????????

[0007]

14. The draft may wake 'em up, then again it may take thousands of

more deaths.

[Swamp Rat]

6. .

:cry:

[teryang]

8. 1073

Nothing fails politically like a military defeat.

http://www.icasualties.org/oif/

[teryang]

9. 2,368 September attacks in Iraq

Plotted on interactive map:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1316529,00.html

[DeaconBlues]

10. Wake up America

Bush should have a negative approval rating because of this cluster fuck. I will never understand my fellow countrymen and women.

[DoYouEverWonder]

11. The ones that confuse me the most

are the ones who are supposedly 'pro-life', yet they support invading sovereign nations and killing innocent civilians, so that they can have the illusion of safety here at home. Go figure.

[Wright Patman]

13. The fundies who are

most fervently behind the war think these actions will jump-start the Rapture.

You cannot reason with religious superstition. Even if you believe in premillennialism, you don't have much of a god if you think he needs the bloody help of * to bring on Armageddon, but that's how * thinks of himself. He is God's little helper.

[NNN0LHI]

12. Sounds like the Iraqis are turning in their "heavy" weapons as per CNN n/t

[nibbana]

15. No "W"..Just Mayhem and Death

[nibbana]

16. kick..