The Chief Executive of this country is supposed to bring issues of National Security before the Congress due to the fact he has information no other member of the government does. It was his responsiblity with the assistance of his Cabinet and all the agencies that answer to those Cabinet officials to be sure this country was as secure as possible without entering into a war that would further compromise that securtiy. To date that has not happened.
Rumsfeld hints at more forces
By The Associated Press and Reuters
WASHINGTON — Coming off one of the deadliest months for American troops, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld indicated Tuesday the number of U.S. forces in Iraq could rise temporarily as Iraqis prepare to vote in mid-December parliamentary elections.
The military yesterday reported a soldier was killed by a roadside bomb near Haswah on Monday. As of Tuesday, at least 2,028 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Four GIs Killed in Iraq; 20 Die in Bombing
Wednesday November 2, 2005 8:16 PM
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By ROBERT H. REID
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated a minibus Wednesday in an outdoor market packed with shoppers ahead of a Muslim festival, killing about 20 people and wounding more than 60 in a Shiite town south of Baghdad. Four U.S. troops were killed west of the capital, two in a helicopter crash.
Also Wednesday, the U.S. command confirmed moves to step up training on how to combat roadside bombs - now the biggest killers of American troops in Iraq. At least 2,032 U.S. military service members have died since the Iraq conflict began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
