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| Iraq |
| Four Soldiers, One Sailor Killed in Iraq |
| 2006-05-18 |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four U.S. soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter died Thursday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. command said. It had earlier said that a U.S. sailor had died Wednesday in western Anbar province, the heart of the Sunni Arab insurgency. The names of the soldiers and sailor were being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Details of the attack were not released. Details of the bomb attack and the fighting which killed the sailor also were not released. Sailors often team up with U.S. Army and Marine forces in Iraq, sometimes serving as medics or in other support roles. The service member who died Wednesday was assigned to U.S. Marine Regimental Combat Team 5. The fourth deaths raised to at least 2,455 the number of members of the U.S. military who have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. When are we going to wake up and respond to Iran as they continue to provide gas-enhanced technology for the latest IED's? |
| Posted by:anymouse |
| #2 The responsability for paying attention to who made the IED's and what to do about it falls flat on our Civ leadership. Every soldier knows where the IEDs are from. Most soldiers would love to see the JDAMS heading to Iran. The waking up that needs to happen is in the halls of congress. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-05-18 22:04 |
| #1 "When are we going to wake up and respond to Iran as they continue to provide gas-enhanced technology for the latest IED's?" __________ Unfortunately, the answer is probably not any time soon. Our military seems focused on developing all kinds of means of setting off IEDs and or detecting them in advance, but little attention has been given to the source: Iran. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-05-18 21:43 |