5 U.S. Troops Die West of Baghdad (Rice: "Iraq..Worth the investment)

[The Straight Story]

5 U.S. Troops Die West of Baghdad

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press Writer


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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Five more American troops were killed in fighting west of Baghdad, the military said Friday, pushing the U.S. death toll since the war began closer to 3,000.

In December, 76 American troops have been killed; at the current rate, the number of U.S. combat deaths this month could meet or exceed the previous monthly record for 2006.

At least 2,964 American troops have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told The Associated Press on Thursday that Iraq was "worth the investment" in American lives and dollars and said the U.S. can still win a conflict that has been more difficult than she expected.

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[napi21]

1. Oh God! Yet another incompetent in this admin!

I really wonder if these people actually believe what they say, or they're just forced to mouth Shrub's statements?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. "Investment", "supreme sacrifice", "heroes", "our troops"......Corpses.

And for the investment...we'll get a really nice new monument with lot's of names on it.

[Jcrowley]

3. Should we call this

a Madeleine Albright moment?

[partylessinOhio]

4. Empty words for a thing that invested in somebody else's husband.

[Disturbed]

5. Out of 2,964 Funerals, how many she has attended?

How many times has she visited the maimed?