Bush mourns death of 3,000th U.S. soldier in Iraq (while on a weeklong holiday break at his ranch)

[Kadie]

Bush mourns death of 3,000th U.S. soldier in Iraq
By Jeremy Pelofsky
19 minutes ago


CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush mourned the death of the 3,000th U.S. soldier in Iraq, the White House said on Sunday, but cautioned war weary Americans that no quick end was in sight to the fight against terrorism.

Bush has been under pressure to change course in Iraq amid widespread public and political discontent. He is expected to unveil his new strategy, which could include more U.S. troops sent into battle, early next month.

"The president believes that every life is precious and grieves for each one that is lost," said White House spokesman Scott Stanzel. "He will ensure their sacrifice was not made in vain."

In addition to reaching the new milestone, December is the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the past two years, with 111 dead, according to the Web site icasualties.org. Tens of thousands of Iraqis have died in the almost 4-year-old war.

Bush, who is spending a weeklong holiday break at his Texas ranch, has been considering a range of options that includes a short-term increase in forces, but he has rejected the idea of a timetable for withdrawing the 134,000 troops now in Iraq.

Nonetheless, Bush has shown little desire to make dramatic changes to his policies despite voters giving control of Congress to Democrats next year, which was widely seen as a reflection of dissatisfaction with the Republican president's handling of the war.


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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061231/us_nm/iraq_usa_casualties_bush_dc_1


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[ixion]

1. "I'm very sad...now watch me ride my bike!"

:grr:

[Eurobabe]

2. How did he MOURN?

[Richard D]

3. That and . . .

[shraby]

4. What's with Stanzel conveying *'s grief?

Can't * come to the podium and express his own grief over that many deaths? If he can't, they're both lying.

[dogday]

5. He mourns by sending more to die

Great... Just Great.....

[kentuck]

6. This is not the "war on terror" - this is the fuck-up in Iraq...

Asshole! :mad:

[senseandsensibility]

7. How does this reporter know that chimp "mourned?"

Did one of the chimp's minions tell him, and he transcribed it, or did he just make it up? The lapdog media continues to spin and cover for the him. No surprise there.

[az chela]

8. fucking liar

He loves being responsible for people's deaths!!!
Check out his record when he was governor of Texas and you will see how he grieves,he laughs and enjoys every minute.If he wants to be the leader let him go to Iraq and lead,the stinking murdering coward

[Bitwit1234]

9. Think about this

If those religious nuts wander around the country and protest at all the military funerals because they say God is punishing the soldiers because people accept gays, how come they don't follow this turd around on his bike rides, his fun sprees, his brush cutting. AFTER ALL HE IS THE ONE WHO SENT THEM TO IRAQ.

[Mira]

10. Mr. Bush deserves a fair trial just like Saddam n/t