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white Boy:
 
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.

7even:
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.

CHEF_RAEKWON:
and youre still voting bush

white Boy:
o, i didnt know... but it broke 1000, so, its big news... btw.. vote bush 04 :)

Montana00:
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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