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Iraqi Deaths Spike Five Months Into Surge
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| August 1, 2007
| Joseph Krauss
Posted on 08/02/2007 8:13:57 AM PDT by Austin Willard Wright
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To: Austin Willard Wright
I would like to see a breakdown of the deaths pertaining to men of fighting age vs. women and elderly.
And what exactly is done with the captured insurgents...the ones caught red-handed in the act?
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:36:58 AM PDT
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: whazzit66
Your comment lacks any logic.
With more troops going on an broad-scale offensive against the terrorist hotspots you logically will have to expect more casualties. Those responsible for the “Surge” and the ongoing offensive never stated otherwise.
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:37:18 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(UN delenda est.)
To: DCPatriot
The vast majority of “civilian” deaths are military-aged males killed by gunshots.
They obviously include vigilantes, militiamen, gangmembers and insurgents killed by rivals or security forces.
Insurgents nabbed by Iraqi Security Forces often wind up as “blindfolded, shot civilians”.
Terrorists captured by the Sunni Tribes who joined us regulary are killed.
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:41:13 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(UN delenda est.)
To: SolidWood
Thanks for the info....I’ll sleep better knowing they aren’t simply placed into barbed wire country clubs like Gitmo.
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:43:58 AM PDT
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: Nonstatist
Few have budged since the 2000 election, even less since 2004.
The war will have as little effect in 2008 as in either of those elections.
To: Austin Willard Wright
American deaths are way down, the “Surge” (much to their horror) appears to be working, so the Drive-by Media needs something to complain about. And by the way: how many of those “civilians” were actually non-uniformed combatants?
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:45:51 AM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(There are two kinds of people: those who get it, and those who need to.)
To: Austin Willard Wright
We get out there and FIGHT, yes there are going to be more deaths.
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:46:45 AM PDT
by
Fido969
("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
To: Austin Willard Wright
The surge is closer to five weeks old, not five months.
To: Austin Willard Wright
The number of U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq in July was 74, the lowest total in eight months so the media decides to change tacks and trumpet cililian deaths.
So predictable.
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:50:57 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Dems '08 choices are a Manly woman, a Womanly man, or an naive Senator)
To: Austin Willard Wright; pissant
Dont you think that after six years of mistakes those light-hearted quagmire jokes are becoming a tad ironic? The war started not quite four and a half years ago.
Nice DU-style spin, though.
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:51:41 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(15)
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To: pissant
"Iraqi Deaths Spike Five Months Weeks Into Surge" That number probably includes terrorists. {snicker!}
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:54:10 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(15)
To: whazzit66
Welcome to FR.
Dropping by to spread a little of that DU gloom and doom?
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:55:45 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(15)
Yeah, yeah.. but are we covering the point spread?
To: SteveMcKing
Few have budged since the 2000 election, even less since 2004. The war will have as little effect in 2008 as in either of those elections. With all due respect, this is exactly the same sort of Pollyanna B.S. that abounded here in the months leading up to the '06 election.
You know, the most recent one where we got our asses kicked.
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posted on
08/02/2007 8:57:56 AM PDT
by
jpl
(Dear Al Gore: it's 3:00 A.M., do you know where your drug addicted son is?)
To: Tijeras_Slim
whazzit66 vaporized just as I was posting to it.
To: Allegra; Tijeras_Slim
Allright. Now OReilly’s gonna get his panties in a wad about the strange disappearnace of Whazzit66.
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posted on
08/02/2007 9:01:42 AM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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