8 U.S. troops die as GOP demands progress - General: 'We're taking the fight to the enemy.'

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/373952,CST-NWS-iraq07.article

8 U.S. troops die as GOP demands progress

IRAQ | General: 'We're taking the fight to the enemy.'

May 7, 2007
BY ROBERT H. REID

BAGHDAD -- Roadside bombs killed eight American soldiers in separate attacks Sunday in Diyala province and Baghdad.

The deadliest attack against U.S. forces occurred in Diyala, where six U.S. soldiers and a European journalist were killed when a massive bomb destroyed their vehicle, the U.S. military said. Two U.S. soldiers were wounded, the military said.

Two other American soldiers died Sunday in separate bombings in Baghdad.

The military Sunday also reported three other deaths -- two Marines in a blast Saturday in Anbar province and a soldier who died Sunday in a non-combat incident in northern Iraq.

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1. Talk about politicians directing tactics. This will be a disaster. eom

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2. Brit Hume yesterday said What do you expect--this is surge (paraphase)

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3. We're taking the fight to the enemy

And the enemy is killing us.