surge update - 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Baghdad Attack

[spanone]

(CBS/AP) The U.S. military says three American soldiers have been killed in a rocket or mortar attack in eastern Baghdad.

A statement says the Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers were killed in an indirect fire attack just after 1 p.m. Monday in an eastern section of the capital.

The statement didn't give an exact location for the attack but the area has been the scene of intense fighting recently between Shiite militiamen and U.S.-Iraqi troops.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/28/iraq/main4051240.shtml

[malaise]

1. How many soldiers have died in April so far?

Just impeach these war criminals - good fucking grief!

[spanone]

3. one is tooo many....i agree, good fucking grief!

[trashcanistanista]

6. 44. The deadliest month since Sept 02

for U.S. armed forces. According to Democracy Now.

[malaise]

7. The surge to the grave is working

swimmingly!! :shrug:

[Breeze54]

8. No it's not... The deadliest month was Nov. 2004 - 137 KIA - Total =4,056

Military Deaths By Year/Month

http://icasualties.org/oif/

Period US UK Other Total DayCount Avg

Total 4056 176 133 4365 1868 2.34

4-2008 44 0 0 44 29 1.52
3-2008 39 1 0 40 31 1.29
2-2008 29 1 0 30 29 1.03
1-2008 40 0 0 40 31 1.29
12-2007 23 1 0 24 31 0.77
11-2007 37 2 1 40 30 1.33
10-2007 38 1 1 40 31 1.29
9-2007 65 2 2 69 30 2.3
8-2007 84 4 0 88 31 2.84
7-2007 78 8 1 87 31 2.81
6-2007 101 7 0 108 30 3.6
5-2007 126 3 2 131 31 4.23
4-2007 104 12 1 117 30 3.9
3-2007 81 1 0 82 31 2.65
2-2007 81 3 1 85 28 3.04
1-2007 83 3 0 86 31 2.77
12-2006 112 1 2 115 31 3.71
11-2006 70 6 2 78 30 2.6
10-2006 106 2 2 110 31 3.55
9-2006 72 3 2 77 30 2.57
8-2006 65 1 0 66 31 2.13
7-2006 43 1 2 46 31 1.48
6-2006 61 0 2 63 30 2.1
5-2006 69 9 1 79 31 2.55
4-2006 76 1 5 82 30 2.73
3-2006 31 0 2 33 31 1.06
2-2006 55 3 0 58 28 2.07
1-2006 62 2 0 64 31 2.06
12-2005 68 0 0 68 31 2.19
11-2005 84 1 1 86 30 2.87
10-2005 96 2 1 99 31 3.19
9-2005 49 3 0 52 30 1.73
8-2005 85 0 0 85 31 2.74
7-2005 54 3 1 58 31 1.87
6-2005 78 1 4 83 30 2.77
5-2005 80 2 6 88 31 2.84
4-2005 52 0 0 52 30 1.73
3-2005 35 1 3 39 31 1.26
2-2005 58 0 2 60 28 2.14
1-2005 107 10 10 127 31 4.1
12-2004 72 1 3 76 31 2.45
11-2004 137 4 0 141 30 4.7
10-2004 64 2 2 68 31 2.19
9-2004 80 3 4 87 30 2.9
8-2004 66 4 5 75 31 2.42
7-2004 54 1 3 58 31 1.87
6-2004 42 1 7 50 30 1.67
5-2004 80 0 4 84 31 2.71
4-2004 135 0 5 140 30 4.67
3-2004 52 0 0 52 31 1.68
2-2004 20 1 2 23 29 0.79
1-2004 47 5 0 52 31 1.68
12-2003 40 0 8 48 31 1.55
11-2003 82 1 27 110 30 3.67
10-2003 44 1 2 47 31 1.52
9-2003 31 1 1 33 30 1.1
8-2003 35 6 2 43 31 1.39
7-2003 48 1 0 49 31 1.58
6-2003 30 6 0 36 30 1.2
5-2003 37 4 1 42 31 1.35
4-2003 74 6 0 80 30 2.67
3-2003 65 27 0 92 12 7.67

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. east baghdad. hmm. sounds like the green zone.

but they frequently forget such simple facts.

[kenny blankenship]

4. That's the safe part of Iraq, right?

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade."

The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration,"
----

Yeah, I want consensus and continuity with that. And fries and OBLITERATION with that.
On 2nd thought: Hell, NO.

[Jacobin]

5. pet peeve

It was an 'escalation' not a 'surge'

Let's give it the real name

[Breeze54]

9. Thank You!!!!

:applause: :applause:

It's the escalation of the occupation