Deadliest attack yet

Today is the gravest day in all of the Iraq war. 36 United States troops have died in one day. 31 died today when their helicopter crashed and 5 others died in an ambush. May their souls be at peace, and pray for their families.

www.msnbc.msn.com...

This "attack" is really none other than a helicopter "accident".

George Bush's mission in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and any other country that wants to show how big their balls are remains unfazed.
May God bless him for the good "humanitarian" work he is doing in the Middle East.

Whatever the cause, bottom line is so many Americans lost their lives today. My prayers to their families and to all with loved ones serving throughout the world.

not an attack.... the crash was weather related....


Weather suspected in chopper crash that killed 31 troops

The cause of the chopper crash is still under investigation, although it appears to be weather-related, according to Gen. John Abizaid, chief of U.S. Central Command.

"The weather was bad. We don't know of any enemy action; the investigation continues," he said.

www.cnn.com...

Though this incident wasn't related to an attack, it just goes to show how many lives are being paid in a country that had no capability to attack America and now yound men and women of the armed forces are stuck there with no end in sight. Tis' truly sad that Bush and Cheney are willing to throw away these people's lives.

thanks,
drfunk

Another US death was reported since that article was written.
A soldier was kiled by an IED in Baghdad.
That brings the total up to 37 for the day.

Yahoo
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. helicopter crashed in a desert sandstorm in the early morning darkness Wednesday, killing the 30 Marines and one Navy sailor aboard. Six other troops died in insurgent ambushes in the deadliest day for Americans since the Iraq (news - web sites) war began nearly two years ago.

RIP, my condolences to the family of the soldiers

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Damn, this news broke my heart. This is a dark day and Ill light a candle for them in church Sunday.

I always hated riding in helicopters, damn things made my stomach turn when I rode in them.

Maximu§

Originally posted by drfunk
Though this incident wasn't related to an attack, it just goes to show how many lives are being paid in a country that had no capability to attack America and now yound men and women of the armed forces are stuck there with no end in sight. Tis' truly sad that Bush and Cheney are willing to throw away these people's lives.

thanks,
drfunk

Well, never amaze me how well you keep trying to down everything. No respect for those on this thread who want to reflect on those who passed away. You would bash our dead too when we are not looking.
Grow up.
GI Wolves

RIP to those that died and also the thousands of Iraqi victims that have died in this war too.

Sorry GI_Wolves, but i'm not going to bite this time in respect for those who's lives were wasted.

thanks,
drfunk

Summary of day's bloody events in Iraq


developments related to iraq on thursday:

_Insurgents launched mortars at a military base near Iskandariyah, killing one Marine and wounding five.

_U.S. soldiers stepped up operations ahead of Sunday's elections, moving to forward positions around Baghdad until the end of balloting and tightening security at their main bases.

_The al-Qaida affiliate led by Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a videotape on the Internet showing the murder of a candidate from the party of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.

_Iraqi newspapers published for the first time the names of some 7,000 National Assembly candidates, many of whose identities had previously been kept secret to protect them from assassination.

_Three Iraqi civilians were killed when a car bomb exploded in Samarra.

_A roadside bomb missed a U.S. convoy in Mahmoudiya, but killed three Iraqis and injured seven others.

_A suicide car bomb in Baqouba killed an Iraqi soldier and injured five civilians and two Iraqi police officers.

_A roadside bomb targeting a U.S. convoy killed one Iraqi bystander near Tikrit.

_Insurgents attacked seven polling stations in Kirkuk with mortars and machine guns and opened fire on a police patrol, killing one policeman.

_Armed men blew up a school administration building after first ordering the staff to leave in Samarra. The building was scheduled to be a voting center.

_An Iraqi civilian was killed and another was injured in Samarra when fighting broke out between U.S. troops and armed men.

_Militants fired mortar shells at four schools designated as polling stations in the southern province of Basra.

_U.S. and Iraqi troops clashed with insurgents on Haifa street in Baghdad, witnesses reported.

_A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. military convoy near the northern city of Beiji, witnesses said. No casualties were reported.

_An Iraqi army soldier was killed and seven people were injured when a suicide car bomb exploded near an Iraqi patrol in Diyala province, U.S. officials said.

_In Ramadi, an Iraqi national guard soldier was killed when insurgents attacked a joint U.S.-Iraqi force guarding a voting center at a school, said police Lt. Safa al-Obeidi.

_The body of Talib Minshid, a colonel in the former Iraqi intelligence under Saddam Hussein, was found in Baqouba, two days after he was abducted by armed men.

_A U.S. solider died of a gunshot wound at a base near Tikrit, in what U.S. military command called an accident.

_Australian officials announced that eight Australian soldiers were injured by a car comb on Baghdad's airport road on Wednesday.

_The Czech parliament voted to extend the mission of Czech troops in Iraq until the end of the year, following a request from the Iraqi and British governments.

_A British soldier testified in court that three comrades accused of mistreating civilians had laughed and joked as they forced two Iraqi men to simulate sex acts.

_The interim Iraqi government will deploy an additional 2,500 troops to help guard the weekend elections, bringing the total number of Iraqi and multinational security forces to about 300,000, the Defense Ministry said.

_Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan, who is running for parliament in Sunday's elections, accused neighboring countries of helping to fuel fraud allegations against him, allegations first made last week by Ahmed Chalabi, a rival candidate.

_The scientific head of Iraq's nuclear weapons program, Jafar Dhia Jafar, said his country would have developed atomic weapons in the early 1990s if Saddam Hussein had not invaded Kuwait.

_Britain will send 220 extra troops to Iraq to help compensate for the pullout of 1,400 Dutch troops by March 15, the Ministry of Defense said.

source:
yahoo.news

here is the summary of yesterdays "deadliest day" for u.s. troops in iraq.

We all knew attacks would increase leading up to the elections...hope our boys/girls keep their eyes just that more open and aware until monday....