Oct 16, 2008 21:14
US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq
By Associated Press
BAGHDAD
The US military says an American soldier has been killed in a rocket or mortar attack north of Baghdad.
A statement says the soldier was killed Thursday in an indirect fire attack in Diyala province but provides no other details. Indirect fire is the military term for a rocket or mortar attack.
The US military said earlier that an American soldier died of noncombat causes late Wednesday in Baghdad.
At least 4,185 members of the US military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003. That's according to an Associated Press count.
Bush always 'comes up with something' at the last minute when it comes to the occupation of Iraq. If I remember right, Senator Clinton asked how long it would take to rapidly deploy the troops out of Iraq, and I think the answer was three months. Given this is mid-October, I think Bush needs to start is redeployment. This is the type of leadership the Republicans offer the people of the USA.
Inept.
Any agreement about the prolonged stay of the USA in Iraq should have been signed, sealed and delivered to the Congress and the Joint Chiefs a year ago. A year ago, the Iraqi government told Bush he would be required to leave that country. Did he listen? No. Is he listening now? No. Why? Because there is always some kind of bargaining chip he can find to 'put a deal' together. The problem this time, is that there is NO money in the piggy bank anymore.
2012.
How many more soldiers will die? How many more Iraqi citizens will die? How many more refugees will there be? And how much more poverty will be achieved?
By 2012, Afghanistan will once again belong to the Taliban !
Iraq doesn't need anymore USA monies. They have plenty of their own. I suggest Bush act in a responsible fashion and prepare his Commanders on the ground for deployment back home.
Bush team pushes hard for Iraq security deal (click here)
By MATTHEW LEE and JENNIFER LOVEN – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration has launched a top-level lobbying campaign to persuade skeptical U.S. lawmakers and disapproving Iraqi politicians to support a security agreement governing the continued presence of American troops in Iraq.
Although congressional approval is not legally required, U.S. lawmakers' support is considered crucial for an agreement to go forward. In Iraq, where the deal must pass through several complex layers of approval, the going is considered even tougher.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Bush's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, are reaching out to key members of the House and Senate. Rice also is pressing senior Iraqi leaders to accept the deal.
The agreement includes a timeline for U.S. withdrawal by 2012 and a crucial but unpopular compromise that gives Iraq limited ability to try U.S. contractors or soldiers for major crimes committed off-duty and off-base, officials said Thursday....
