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| Iraq - May 08 was possibly the most successful Combat Month Ever |
| 2008-06-02 |
| June 1, 2008 (from BobKrumm's diary) Yesterday ended the month with the fewest Coalition casualties since nearly the beginning of the war in Iraq. There were only about 20 combat-related deaths during the entire month of May. Hopefully portending even better things to come, only about five of those deaths occurred during the final two weeks of the month. It isn’t about body counts, however, since one way to ensure a low casualty rate is to sequester American forces on forward operating bases. What makes the statistic even more impressive is that the low death total came even as the operational tempo was as busy as ever. Coalition Forces, now largely in a supporting role, spent the month busily fighting in three of the roughest areas of the country–Basrah, Sadr City, and Mosul–with impressive results.... |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #2 Thanks to our troops and some Iraqis, the dhimocrat's investment in defeat has been defeated. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-06-02 12:05 |
| #1 QUAGMIRE! THE WAR IS LOST! /obama /reid |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-06-02 12:01 |