US soldier killed in southern Iraq, fourth American fatality this month

[tekisui]

Source: Washington Post

The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed while conducting military operations in southern Iraq.

The military gave no further details in a statement released late Friday, and the name of the dead service member is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The death brings to 4,473 the number of American troops who have died in Iraq since the war started in 2003. That’s according to an Associated Press count.

It is also the fourth U.S. military fatality this month.

more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/us-soldier-killed-in-southern-iraq-fourth-american-fatality-this-month/2011/07/16/gIQAHbQXHI_story.html

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"...while conducting military operations..." We are still at war in Iraq and will be until we leave.

[xchrom]

1. Recommend

[provis99]

2. since DUers constantly tell me there is no war in Iraq,

these soldiers are obviously not dead.

[frylock]

4. i make a point of knring these threads..

and can't help but notice the absence of posters who lectured those of us that didn't buy into the rebranding effort.

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

Thank you, tekisui

[unhappycamper]

5. Memo to PO:

Get out. Blow the stuff in place or box it up and ship it out.

It's time to wind this adventure down. It's time to leave.