Posted on 04/23/2007 6:13:26 PM PDT by jdm
BAGHDAD - Nine U.S. soldiers were killed and 20 were wounded Monday in a suicide car bombing against a patrol base northeast of Baghdad, the military said.An Iraqi civilian was also wounded in the attack on Task Force Lightning soldiers in Diyala province, a volatile area that has been the site of fierce fighting involving U.S. and Iraqi troops, Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias.
Of the 20 wounded, 15 soldiers were treated and returned to duty while five others and the Iraqi were evacuated to a medical facility for further care, the military said.
Identities were not released pending notification of relatives.
It was the second bold attack against a U.S. base north of Baghdad in just over two months and was notable for its use of a suicide car bomber.
On Feb. 19, insurgents struck a U.S. combat post in Tarmiyah, about 30 miles north of Baghdad, killing two soldiers and wounding 17 in what the military called a "coordinated attack."
It began with a suicide car bombing, then gunfire on soldiers pinned down in a former Iraqi police station, where fuel storage tanks were set ablaze by the blast.
Militants have mostly used hit-and-run ambushes, roadside bombs or mortars on U.S. troops and stayed away from direct assaults on fortified military compounds to avoid U.S. firepower.
When was the list time AP used the word “bold” to describe a coalition action?
And not 1 of our victories over Al Qeda will be mentioned.
I’m sure Harry Reid is feeling a little better after each headline like this. Media really does matter.
They know what they're doing, and we should too.
It is NOT time to 'move on.'
My wife and I are very proud of your son and your family. We realize the sacrifice he has made is to make others free. At one time in this country that was a noble cause. Where have our guts gone?
And THAT invites more deaths of our brave Marines, soldiers and sailors.
And THAT makes the response WRONG.
I’ve been an advocate of a pull-back (not a pull-out) and of letting them a go at it. Once the dust, sand, and hair settles, if they appreciate American forces enough, they’ll beg us back and be eager to help stem this mess.
Reid has blood on his hands.
How much longer are we going to do this? Sitting f++kng ducks!!! Either we take off the gloves,bring in the B52s 24/7 round the clock and turn the place into rubble. No roadside bombs , no roadsides!!!
I pray for these hero’s and for their families.... but I am totally digusted. If we are going to fight like this, then I agree with the traitor dems......let’s bring them home.
Yes he does.
Would you mind to share his first name? Is he going?
“Sacrifice” is jumping on a grenade or staying behind so others can make it out.....”Sacrifice” is an act of Will and Brotherhood. War is hell. War is dirty. People die. A very few Sacrifice themselves ONLY so that others may survive. This is a very big word that gets misused. It greatly exceeds Brave or Heroic.
May God have mercy on their souls.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
I’m with you!!
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“I’m still waiting for shock and awe. We beat Germany by massive bombardment and unrelenting invasion forces then we beat Japan by dropping a couple A-Bombs on their asses but it seems they’re trying to win Iraq by the status quo of attrition.”
Ah, Toby, guess you might have missed the news, we defeated Sadaam’s army long ago, we are now in the “nation rebuilding phase”. Please don’t confuse the two, like the MSM does.
Please look at how long it took to stabilize both Germany and Japan after they surrendered. President Bush was blatantly up front when he said that it would take generations for the US to defeat terrorism.
me too
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