Posted on 06/30/2011 3:47:48 AM PDT by Cardhu
BAGHDAD – Three U.S. service members were killed Wednesday in southern Iraq, adding to an already deadly month for U.S. forces here.
The deaths, reported early Thursday by the Defense Department, come six months before most American forces are scheduled to withdraw from the country. Further details were not immediately available pending notification of families, the military said.
Fifteen U.S. service members have either been killed or died in non-hostile incidents this month in Iraq, making it the deadliest month since 15 were killed in June 2009, according to iCasualties, which tracks U.S. military deaths.
Thirty-nine service members have died or been killed in Iraq so far in 2011.
Most recently, two soldiers were killed Sunday by an armor-piercing grenade that was lobbed at their vehicle in Diyala province. Another died Sunday in a non-hostile incident in southern Iraq, the military said.
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“six months before most American forces are scheduled to withdraw from the country.”
can’t happen soon enough. We need to leave that snakepit of a nation and never look back.
LLS
YES! And it is going to get even worse before he leaves office.
Hussein’s going to be leading the ticker-tape parade in 6 months to even more adulation by the media whores, and the lefist freaks’ almighty American casualty count will be LONG forgotten.
Cindy (Who?) Sheenan wasted all that time and energy.
if only we had statesmen... but we do not... we have lying cowards and dims in sheep’s clothing.
(Worth repeating)
I read McCain’s “concession” speech for the first time last week and I HATE that POS now.
Try not to hate... just despise mctraitor to the tenth power! ;-)
LLS
Philadelphia had 32 shootings and 7 deaths in the last 3 day weekend period of Friday, Saturday, & Dunday.
Personally, I would feel safer in Iraq than in most any inner city liberal democrat cesspool in America today.
De-fund the cites - its a quagmire.
I’ll do my best. :)
The use of the term "NATO troops" is being substituted for American troops in preparation for the day when NATO troops will be "converted" to UN troops. All about dumbing down the sheep. Preparing for the eventual take-over all know (but most deny) is coming.
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