Violence Against Iraq Troops Takes Toll

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48 minutes ago
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON - Key measures of the level of insurgent violence against American forces in Iraq (news - web sites), numbers of dead, wounded and insurgent attacks, show the situation has gotten worse since the summer.

While those numbers don't tell the full story of the conflict in Iraq, they suggest insurgents are growing more proficient, even as the size of the U.S. force increases and U.S. commanders succeed in soliciting more help from ordinary Iraqis.

For example:

_ The U.S. military suffered at least 348 deaths in Iraq over the final four months of the year, more than in any other similar period since the invasion in March 2003.

_The number of wounded surpassed 10,000, with more than a quarter injured in the last four months as direct combat, roadside bombs and suicide attacks escalated. When President Bush (news - web sites) declared May 1, 2003, that major combat operations were over, the number wounded stood at just 542.

_ The number of attacks on U.S. and allied troops grew from an estimated 1,400 attacks in September to 1,600 in October and 1,950 in November. A year earlier, the attacks numbered 649 in September, 896 in October and 864 in November.

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1. Who Cares...It's Jesus' Doing....

and little bush is anointed to kill anyone he pleases, as long the the Jesus born again people get more political power.

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2. Who would Jesus kill--- TORTURE?

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3. Who could have predicted such a QUAGMIRE???

The whole fucking world!! Except for the faux watching kool-aide drinking idiots in AmeriKa. :puke: