Dozens killed in Iraq; 8 U.S. troops die

[madokie]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060828/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

By ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press Writer


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Violence in Iraq left nearly 50 people dead Monday in a suicide car bombing and clashes between Shiite militia and Iraqi security forces, a brutal contradiction of the prime minister's claim that bloodshed was decreasing.

The deaths followed a day of bombings and shootings on Sunday, when more than 60 people were killed across the country, from the northern city of Kirkuk to the capital Baghdad and down to the south in Basra. The dead included eight American soldiers, one of the deadliest weekends for the U.S. military in recent months.

In the city of Diwaniyah, gunbattles between Iraqi forces and militiamen of the Mahdi Army loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least 34 people dead and about 70 wounded, Iraqi officials said.

The fighting broke out late Sunday night when Iraqi soldiers conducted raids in three neighborhoods to flush out the militiamen and seize weapons, said army Capt. Fatik Aied.

[Binka]

1. Jaysis ENOUGH!!!!! Get The Fuck Out NOW!

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[madokie]

3. Each day I think I can't become anymore sad

I'm noticing that the sad is starting to turn to mad
bush* needs to call the wolves off and bring the troops home and leave these poor people alone. Why can't he understand his is not wanted

[dogday]

7. I hope my Son will be able to

come home in November... they don't tell them anything... He is worried that will be the case....

[madokie]

10. My hopes and thoughts are with you and him

[dogday]

11. Thank you for your kind thoughts

You know it seems like the closer he gets to his time, the more I worry about him.. I am so hoping he gets to come home, but the fact is they could be extended... I was looking forward to having him home for the holidays....

[madokie]

12. way back when, when I only had a month or so to go was when I really

started to worry, in fact as I look back I aged considerably. My brother used to tell me nothing is worth worrying about except a roof over your head and a meal to sit down too, well he was never in a war situation

[leftchick]

2. holy shit!

for fucks sakes bring them home! :cry:

[izzie]

4. Few hours ago I read 4 and now it is at 8. What is going on?

And Bush can not leave.

[SpiralHawk]

5. Bush is on vacation. Again. AWOL as usual.

And the republicons love him for his "leadership"

What a bunch of gutless chickenhawks, vacationing while our American sons and daughters are fighting and dying for the lies Bush and the republicons told to them.

Meanwhile, republicon oil cronies are raking in MASSIVE OIL PROFITS.

Every patriotic American should remember this as they read the obituaries of our men and women in the armed forces, and then have to pay through the nose at the gas pump to enrich the republicon cronies.

Color me pissed.

[madokie]

6. color me pissed too

damn'mit to hell

[NNN0LHI]

8. This just doesn't sound like no civil war to me

Sounds like the Iraqis are fighting Americans and the Kurdish "Iraqi forces" that they have with them.

Don

[madokie]

9. doing the exact same thing I would be doing if I was in their place

exactly the same thing.