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Total number of U.S. troop deaths in Iraq this month, “an extraordinarily high midmonth tally.” At the current rate of American deaths, “October is on track to be the third deadliest month of the entire Iraq war for American forces.”
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October 15th, 2006 at 9:37 pmHow many permanent military bases are being built in Iraq? 14 or so?
600K+ dead Iraqis, 10’s of thousands innocent children. All for greed, power and lies of the Cheney/Rove/Rumsfeld administration.
I am disgusted , angry and ashamed.
October 15th, 2006 at 9:48 pm2758 – May they rest in peace.
October 15th, 2006 at 9:48 pmIts a number.
October 15th, 2006 at 9:52 pmNo comments.
To continue to support this occupation is to condemn more of our citizens to death.
No more.
October 15th, 2006 at 9:57 pmNo more.
When will there be enough dead for George W. Bush?
October 15th, 2006 at 9:57 pmHow’s Armaggedon sound, Zooey?
October 15th, 2006 at 10:01 pmI think that’s what he’s aiming for.
*shudder*
October 15th, 2006 at 10:03 pm#2 – Jay, #3 – Zooey,
October 15th, 2006 at 10:06 pmAll of this damage has bee done in a mere 2095 days. Let us hope that humanity survives the next 827.
Walt,
I believe you have a legitimate concern.
Worst. President. Ever.
October 15th, 2006 at 10:09 pmComment by trueblue
Hi! How have you been doing?
October 15th, 2006 at 10:10 pmWalt,
Your post made me jump up and check my keychain, where I keep my Bush Backwards Counter.
It is indeed 827 days,… 1 hour and 49 minutes…..
I’m afraid this “last stretch” of his may be the worst/deadliest we’ve seen in a while.”
October 15th, 2006 at 10:12 pmHey Juan,
October 15th, 2006 at 10:14 pmI’m OK.
Trying to stay in touch with TP while dealing with the drama of a 16 year old @ “Homecoming”. Ugh.
How has your research gone?
so Georgie-boy can win just one more election. Isn’t it worth it? They volunteered……….
October 15th, 2006 at 10:17 pmdead soldiers = more funerals = more political events
October 15th, 2006 at 10:19 pmYes Flamethrower, they volunteered. Those in the military before this shit hit the fan volunteered to serve their country — a country they trusted to send them into war only when it was truly necessary. They didn’t volunteer for GWB’s vanity war.
Those have volunteered since — who knows? True believers? Maybe.
Now they’re all CANNON FODDER.
October 15th, 2006 at 10:23 pmRick,
None of the Republicans ever go to these funerals.
If the Dem’s were smart, they’d attend the funerals to show where the real troop loyalty lies.
October 15th, 2006 at 10:23 pmToo bad. They died for Bushs pride.
October 15th, 2006 at 10:24 pmZooey,
October 15th, 2006 at 10:25 pmYou forgot to mention that GWB never won an election.
Rick,
October 15th, 2006 at 10:26 pmoops, meant loyalty to the troops.
It’s late for me.
I’m tired.
How has your research gone?
October 15th, 2006 at 10:29 pmComment by trueblue
Everything´s ok… so far. Thanks. :)
53. 53 more people who needlessly had to give their lives so this fascist CONservative regime can take away our rights and dismantle the Constitution. Of course, it’s just a comma, right? (sigh)
October 15th, 2006 at 10:30 pmFreedom is on the march…NOT.
October 15th, 2006 at 10:33 pmSo sad….
October 15th, 2006 at 10:41 pmZooey, trueblue,
October 15th, 2006 at 10:50 pmYes we are less than 75% through one of the most disastrous periods of our nation’s history, if not the most disastrous. I often feel empathy for J. Fred Muggs when W is depicted as a chimp. There is not a single surviving life-form on this planet lower in the evolutionary path than W.
Sad, “stay the course” of troop deaths
October 15th, 2006 at 11:11 pmI dunno, this all seems too familiar from the CA-50 race where Busby lost. Progs hype races as close when they aren’t, and retread old issues, that lose their impact with each retelling.
Again, you lack the requisite vision that would cause voters to move towards you, when they desire to move from incumbants.
October 15th, 2006 at 11:17 pm#27 – Jason+M.+Hendler,
October 15th, 2006 at 11:53 pmIn Florida, the Repugs are dropping a house seat every 11 days and K. Harris is past tense.
http://stevegilliard.blogspot.com/2005/09/25-quotes-about-katrina.html
October 15th, 2006 at 11:56 pm“One of these days he and I are going to be rocking on chairs in Texas, talking about the good old days and his time as press secretary.”
October 16th, 2006 at 12:04 amI dunno, this all seems too familiar from the CA-50 race where Busby lost. Progs hype races as close when they aren’t, and retread old issues, that lose their impact with each retelling.
Again, you lack the requisite vision that would cause voters to move towards you, when they desire to move from incumbants.
Comment by Jason+M.+Hendler
Don’t count Bilbray as a win just yet. He’s being sued – for misrepresenting which of his three homes is actually his primary residence (as he attested to on candidate registration forms). Statements from witnesses indicate that he’s lying, and that the home in his elected district isn’t his primary residence. If a judge rules against him as is expected to happen, I’m sure you can imagine the consequences.
October 16th, 2006 at 12:05 amJason,
Weak….so terribly weak.
October 16th, 2006 at 12:05 amBut Tony Snow said that we should always trust the prez in matters of nat’l security. Do we dare question Fearless Leader just because so many troops have died halfway through October?
October 16th, 2006 at 12:29 amAmerica’s Least Wanted
Bush and the Republican legacy.
October 16th, 2006 at 12:51 am#27: I hate the idea: “Whatever my party [Dems or Reps] still win”. Yep it might happen, but it will be tragic for this country.
October 16th, 2006 at 12:57 amZooey > I got the text/font size issue cleared up > “unbelievable” gave the solution to go to toolbar, hit view, then hit text size to increase > it worked! The tiny small font started a few days ago for many of us, so TP reduced the font size or there is some kind of glitch? Weird that some of us had the problem, but others not?
I emailed Judd, at TP, that they should post solutions to these technical problems on the threads, before pissing off people!
I have had NO such problems on other blog sites, so these glitches are weird on TP threads!
October 16th, 2006 at 1:15 amtough to bring the troops home if they have all been blowed up – tough to stay the course if one does not have any troops to stay the course with.
what did ” i am a dick ” cheney say once about the Freedom Fighters being in their ‘ last throes ‘ ?? why that fat gout ridden sack of lying shit ever gets any air time whatsoever is beyond me.
October 16th, 2006 at 3:52 amThe most interesting political day of the year will be November 8. Our country will have charted a course on how to proceed in Iraq.
If Democrats win both or either side of Congress I would expect a statesmen (or stateswoman) to put forth a way out of Iraq. I think in our collective gut Americans are ready to bring our men and women home and let Iraqi’s decide on their future.
October 16th, 2006 at 5:52 amIt’s not just our soldiers who are sustaining heavy casualties. The British are increasingly being asked to do more with less. Read >this Guardian account in the men’s own words after General Dannatt spoke up for withdrawal. If only we had generals who would speak up and not just after they’re retired.
On the home front, Paul Krugman lambastes poseurs like Lieberman in “One Letter Politics.”
October 16th, 2006 at 6:58 am” , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , !”
October 16th, 2006 at 9:03 amHmmm… It seems like raiding homes door to door looking for “insurgents”
October 16th, 2006 at 9:36 amis taking its toll.
Question:
why aren’t the Iraqi forces doing this job?
When will they “stand up”?
#3 Zooey
2758 – May they rest in peace.
We just passed the 9/11 death toll (2,752).
Congratulations, Dubya!
October 16th, 2006 at 10:16 amchimpeach,
I don’t watch much tv, has the fact that the Iraq death has now passed the 9/11 death toll been on the MSM news? Or even the fact there have been so many deaths already this month?
October 16th, 2006 at 10:23 amZooey,
I haven’t seen or heard anything about it, yet. I just had the number in the back of my head and knew it was coming up pretty soon.
Maybe we need to prod some of the CNN, MSNBC, etc. hosts to mention it.
October 16th, 2006 at 10:37 am#3) 2758 + 665,000 May they ALL rest in peace!
October 16th, 2006 at 3:10 pmThanks Cato #45
…so many tend to forget…
…the Iraqis are suffering MOST of ALL!
October 16th, 2006 at 3:35 pm#45 and #46, Cato/big+papa -
October 16th, 2006 at 5:49 pmYup, the Iraqi loss is equivalent to 7,800,000 Americans. I wonder if we would be upset if the positions were changed. Could anyone profer a guess?
I agree, Cato.
October 16th, 2006 at 11:42 pm