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Lifestyle => Train of Thought => Topic started by: white Boy on September 07, 2004, 01:47:57 PM
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More Than 1,000 Military Deaths in Iraq
29 minutes ago
By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq (news - web sites) campaign passed 1,000 Tuesday, an Associated Press tally showed, as a spike in fighting with both Sunni and Shiite insurgents killed seven Americans in scattered clashes in the Baghdad area.
The count includes 998 U.S. troops and three civilian contractors killed while working for the Pentagon (news - web sites). The tally was compiled by the AP based on Pentagon records, AP reporting from Iraq, and reports from soldiers' families.
It includes deaths from hostile and non-hostile causes since President Bush (news - web sites) launched a campaign in March 2003 to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). A few deaths occurred in neighboring Kuwait.
The grim milestone was surpassed after a spike in clashes that has killed 14 American service members in the past two days. Two soldiers died in fighting Tuesday with militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Five other Americans died Tuesday in separate attacks, mostly in the Baghdad area.
Earlier Tuesday, during a news conference at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sought to play down the impact of the milestone, saying the "civilized world" had long passed the 1,000th death at the hands of terrorists.
The Bush administration has long linked the Iraq conflict to the war on terrorism. The Sept. 11 Commission concluded that Iraq and al-Qaida did not have a "collaborative relationship" before the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, and some have questioned to what extent foreign terror groups are involved in the anti-U.S. insurgency in Iraq.
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it was like 9xx several weeks ago, so I guess that doesnt suprise anyone. just because 1000 is a cool looking number (optical) it shouldnt be too much of a news when it was like 980 weeks ago.
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and youre still voting bush
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o, i didnt know... but it broke 1000, so, its big news... btw.. vote bush 04 :)
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Come on guys. Can you for once forget about Bush and iraq for a second.Think about it.
1,000 lives have been lost. Most of these people are 18-22 year olds. 1000 families have lost mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, etc.
My condolences go to the familes of the lost.
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Come on guys. Can you for once forget about Bush and iraq for a second.Think about it.
1,000 lives have been lost. Most of these people are 18-22 year olds. 1000 families have lost mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, etc.
My condolences go to the familes of the lost.
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Whats your point?
All i was saying is that i really dont want this to be about bush or iraq.
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All i was saying is that i really dont want this to be about bush or iraq.
BUT IT IS
HOWEVER
My condolences go to the familes of the lost.
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How is your fuckin country not OUTRAGED and engulfed in fuckin rage at 1000 lives being sacrificed for the interests of ANOTHER country? Puppets.
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How is your fuckin country not OUTRAGED and engulfed in fuckin rage at 1000 lives being sacrificed for the interests of ANOTHER country? Puppets.
because we have over 15,000 iraqi's killed it's like spending a dollar and making $15
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How is your fuckin country not OUTRAGED and engulfed in fuckin rage at 1000 lives being sacrificed for the interests of ANOTHER country? Puppets.
because we have over 15,000 iraqi's killed it's like spending a dollar and making $15
Damn, you may actually be Cartman, only he could think of someting that funny, LOL.
1000 deaths. That's no worse than 1, you're still talking about young men, all dead, because of a war. It's 1000 individuals, take any one of those families and their 1 is more important than the other 999 combined... so an inclusive number doesn't mean much, each death is as important as the other. 1000 isn't a milestone, and it's disgusting to talk of it that way, when 999 was just as important.
Bush has MAJOR BALLS going through with this. I wonder if he's ever thought of pulling out? Politically, it's destroying him......... but he don't give a fuck. That ought to tell you something. It tells me he thinks it's the right thing to do, but as usual, I think on a higher plane than most of the assholes around here.
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How is your fuckin country not OUTRAGED and engulfed in fuckin rage at 1000 lives being sacrificed for the interests of ANOTHER country? Puppets.
because we have over 15,000 iraqi's killed it's like spending a dollar and making $15
Damn, you may actually be Cartman, only he could think of someting that funny, LOL.
1000 deaths. That's no worse than 1, you're still talking about young men, all dead, because of a war. It's 1000 individuals, take any one of those families and their 1 is more important than the other 999 combined... so an inclusive number doesn't mean much, each death is as important as the other. 1000 isn't a milestone, and it's disgusting to talk of it that way, when 999 was just as important.
Bush has MAJOR BALLS going through with this. I wonder if he's ever thought of pulling out? Politically, it's destroying him......... but he don't give a fuck. That ought to tell you something. It tells me he thinks it's the right thing to do, but as usual, I think on a higher plane than most of the assholes around here.
Hitler killed uncountable numbers of Jews just for the hell of it and thought it was the right thing to do, he didnt give a fuck what others think neither. So I guess you wouldve re-elected the dude. Cool.
Higher plane my ass.
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^so u trully think bush is hitler, meaning, he is in iraq, for the sole purpose to rid the world of Muslims...
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I mean Bush is like Hitler in the sense of doing something fucked up but still thinking to do the right thing.
Cause Trauma admires Bush because he thinks it's the right thing to do. And I prove that thinking to do the right thing doesnt make it better.
Like when one thinks it's the right thing to kill all children who aint Muslim, he's cool ass dude. Stupidest thing Ive ever heard.
Supporting a President because he doesnt give a fuck. I havent heard something that retarded in a while.
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Bush has MAJOR BALLS going through with this. I wonder if he's ever thought of pulling out? Politically, it's destroying him......... but he don't give a fuck. That ought to tell you something. It tells me he thinks it's the right thing to do, but as usual, I think on a higher plane than most of the assholes around here.
Nah i think your wrong about that. "Politically, it's destroying him." The only people are against the war are (most of the time not all)
Democrats and people who dont live in america. Most of the republicans are with him on his decision to go into iraq. It's surprising, but alot people in america arent against the war.
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QUESTION, if kerry becomes president, WILL HE PULL EVERYONE OUT OF IRAQ? and COMPLETELY END THE WAR, i dont think so... so..
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RIP to everone...
but how many of the bad guys have we killed....15,000-20,000
so its like what Cartman said, its like making $15.00 out of $1.00
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well technically alot of the 20,000 iraqis were innocent civillians, so i wouldnt be rejoicing if i were you.
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QUESTION, if kerry becomes president, WILL HE PULL EVERYONE OUT OF IRAQ? and COMPLETELY END THE WAR, i dont think so... so..
he maybe not attack Iran, Syria, and stuff. those innocent ppl are dead. and noone will bring them back to their families. not even Kerry. but maybe this madness ends with Kerry.
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well technically alot of the 20,000 iraqis were innocent civillians, so i wouldnt be rejoicing if i were you.
innocent iraqi's? that's like saying i'm gonna buy a good britney spears cd
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he(kerry) maynot attack Iran, Syria, and stuff.
Why not? We should! Both of those countries harbor and support terriosts.
Also, Irans got Nukes.
well technically alot of the 20,000 iraqis were innocent civillians, so i wouldnt be rejoicing if i were you.
What about how many of Al Qaeda we have killed?
I know we have killed 2/3rds, but I dont know the number ???
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What about how many of Al Qaeda we have killed?
I know we have killed 2/3rds, but I dont know the number ???
lol 2/3.
of course we've killed innocent iraqis. im about 50% sure all iraqis arent terrorist (but dont quote me on that ::) )
We drop bombs on iraqi cities all the time, we have civillian casualties all the time.
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lol 2/3.
of course we've killed innocent iraqis. im about 50% sure all iraqis arent terrorist (but dont quote me on that ::) )
We drop bombs on iraqi cities all the time, we have civillian casualties all the time.
OK, whats your point and how is that relevent to what i said?
We have killed more bad guys then civilians you know.
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QUESTION, if kerry becomes president, WILL HE PULL EVERYONE OUT OF IRAQ? and COMPLETELY END THE WAR, i dont think so... so..
he maybe not attack Iran, Syria, and stuff. those innocent ppl are dead. and noone will bring them back to their families. not even Kerry. but maybe this madness ends with Kerry.
dude,u better italisize that not. so i should vote for Kerry, because, he will do the same shit as Bush, yet, disturb bush's plan ;D... kerry, will do nothing different than Bush, and at the threat of terrorism, he will atack watever country needs to be atacked, like Bush
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The sad thing about this is that when Bush dies, the media will portray him as an American hero, and everyone will think everyone that died in Iraq died for a good cause, when in reality, they died because the president wanted oil.
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The sad thing about this is that when Bush dies, the media will portray him as an American hero, and everyone will think everyone that died in Iraq died for a good cause, when in reality, they died because the president wanted oil.
::)
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How is your fuckin country not OUTRAGED and engulfed in fuckin rage at 1000 lives being sacrificed for the interests of ANOTHER country? Puppets.
because our country is full of crazy fuckin christians. And baout the president wanting oil. Thats basically the only reason we are there. There is no way we wil make iraq a democracy. And too bad most of al quida isnt in iraq. I mean why are we not invading sudan, n korea etc. Because they dont have oil. I can only hope bush gets the fuck outta office, but im guessing he will be staying there for another 4 years.
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yeah, i just don't understand why you keep talking about Al Quaida and Iraq in the same sentence. Saddam had nothing to do with Al quaida or international terrorism. Ever since Kuwait he had been quietly leading his country. So tell me, if our president is such a moron that he went into a country, ignoring every other country's position on that, just to get himself some money, why should i re-elect him? Yes, its' true that Kerry won't be able to pull out of Iraq right away, but that would be because Bush has already done too much shit thare and we have gone too deep. However, i think Kerry will pull out of iraq by the end of his term if he is elected. Vote KERRY!
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I don't know how anyone can vote Bush after looking at the death toll. It boggles my mind.
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yeah, i just don't understand why you keep talking about Al Quaida and Iraq in the same sentence. Saddam had nothing to do with Al quaida or international terrorism.
Your joking rite ::)
Iraqi militants trained in Taliban-run Afghanistan helped Ansar al-Islam, an Islamist militia based in a lawless part of northeast Iraq. The camps of Ansar fighters, who clashed repeatedly with anti-Saddam Kurds, were bombed in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In February 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell told the U.N. Security Council that Iraq was harboring a terrorist cell led by Abu Musab Zarqawi, a suspected al-Qaeda affiliate and chemical and biological weapons specialist. Powell said al-Zarqawi had both planned the October 2002 assassination of a U.S. diplomat in Jordan and set up a camp in Ansar al-Islam’s territory to train terrorists in the use of chemical weapons. Powell added that senior Iraqi and al-Qaeda leaders had met at least eight times since the early 1990s.
Czech officials have also reported that Muhammad Atta, one of the September 11 ringleaders, met an Iraqi intelligence agent in Prague months before the hijackings, but U.S. and Czech officials subsequently cast doubt on whether such a meeting ever happened. Al-Qaeda members fleeing Afghanistan have reportedly hid in northern Iraq.
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^ You are living proof that the most bold faced exagerated lies can be believed if repeated enough.
Some of you mindless robots make the North Koreans look lively.
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God you are so stupid. Give it a rest, please drop your stupidity.
Iraq had no ties with al-queda
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^ Wasnt this clown on the other side of the argument 4 months ago? These flavour of the month posters got no flavour, ya under dig?
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I never said Iraq was connected to Al-queda.
If you want to bother, go ahead and look through all my posts.
::)
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^ You are living proof that the most bold faced exagerated lies can be believed if repeated enough.
Some of you mindless robots make the North Koreans look lively.
If thats a lie then what is true.
Conspiracy therorys ???
God you are so stupid. Give it a rest, please drop your stupidity.
Iraq had no ties with al-queda
How do you know.
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rampant, but u have changed your views