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2005-10-25 Fifth Column

MSM: Boston Globe Celebrates 2000 Dead Americans

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Posted by CrazyFool 2005-10-25 16:17|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sorry, didn't realize it was subscription,

The Boston Globe and Al-Rueters are going all out to celebrate their (and their allies) achievement of 2000 dead americans. Oh and (as a side note) they Iraqi's approved a consitution too...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military death toll in Iraq passed 2,000 with the announcement on Tuesday that a soldier had died in a Texas hospital of wounds from a bomb.

The unwelcome milestone was expected to spur new calls for U.S. President George W. Bush to outline an exit strategy for the Iraqi conflict.

Earlier in the day, final results showed that Iraqi voters had ratified a new U.S.-backed constitution, despite bitter opposition in Sunni Arab areas where insurgents are battling to topple the Baghdad government.

The Pentagon said Staff Sergeant George Alexander, 34, had died on Saturday of injuries sustained eight days ago when a roadside bomb set by insurgents blew up near his vehicle in the town of Samarra.

Bush said the war would require more sacrifice and rejected calls for a U.S. pullout from Iraq.

"Each loss of life is heartbreaking, and the best way to honor the sacrifice of our fallen troops is to complete the mission and lay the foundation of peace by spreading freedom," he said in a speech before the latest death was announced.

"This war will require more sacrifice, more time and more resolve."

In the Iraq war, which began in March 2003, more than 15,000 U.S. troops also have been wounded in action.

Casualties among Iraqis have been far higher, first in the invasion and then the insurgency that elections and October 15's constitution referendum have failed to calm.

Iraq's Electoral Commission said 79 percent of voters backed the constitution against 21 percent opposed in a poll split largely along Iraq's sectarian and ethnic lines.

Several Shi'ite and Kurdish regions voted between 95 and 99 percent "Yes"; in rebellious, Sunni Anbar 97 percent said "No."

Prominent Sunni Arab leaders rejected the referendum as a fraud, warning it could fuel militant violence and discourage Sunnis from participating in future elections.

U.N. and Iraqi election officials said the vote, which was largely peaceful despite widespread fears of a surge in militant violence, was fair.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-10-25 16:24|| 2005-10-25 16:24|| Front Page Top

#2 I get a certain tone from this breathless anticipation of the 2000th KIA in Iraq from the Left. It strikes me as something like:

"Congratulations! You are our 1 Millionth Customer!"

Posted by eLarson 2005-10-25 16:27|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-10-25 16:27|| Front Page Top

#3 The unwelcome milestone was expected to spur new calls for U.S. President George W. Bush to outline an exit strategy for the Iraqi conflict.

The calls won't be new; they'll simply be renewed calls from the usual suspects. Expect an over-the-top rant from Derrick Z. Jackson on this subject tomorrow, complete with racial tie-ins.

Posted by Raj 2005-10-25 16:45|| 2005-10-25 16:45|| Front Page Top

#4 AFSC party in my neighborhood seems not to have materialized.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-10-25 18:32|| 2005-10-25 18:32|| Front Page Top

#5 still, you can sit outside with the car stereo cranking out Talking Heads: "Burning Down The House"....just to be proactive

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-25 18:37|| 2005-10-25 18:37|| Front Page Top

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