U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Approach 500: AP

[Bhaisahab]

EXCERPT:
"The number of American troops who have died in Iraq (news - web sites) since the war began last March is nearing 500, more than U.S. losses in many regional conflicts of the past several decades: the Gulf War (news - web sites), Lebanon, Somalia, Panama, Grenada, Kosovo and Afghanistan (news - web sites).

So far the Iraq conflict has cost the lives of 494 American service members, including nine who were killed Thursday in the crash of a Black Hawk medivac helicopter believed shot down near Fallujah. Most of the deaths — both combat and non-combat — have occurred since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major fighting on May 1."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=5&u=/ap/20040109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_rising_toll

[Kolesar]

1. They mention Reagan losing 241 Marines in Beirut

"Beirut, the Iraq of the 1980s"
> Former President Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) pulled U.S. peacekeepers out of Lebanon after a suicide truck bomber killed 241 Marines and other service members at Beirut's airport in 1983.

[Bhaisahab]

2. and they mention kosovo....

"In the Kosovo campaign of 1999, the United States and its NATO (news - web sites) allies pounded Yugoslavia into submission with an aerial bombardment in which America lost not a single service member."

go clinton!! :)

[Kolesar]

3. What a contrast. This is good message control for the Democrats.

[PaDUer]

4. This is a

SIN! Bring the troops home NOW!