Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Attacks -- Military (1443,1444)

[leftchick]

http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=985592&tw=wn_wire_story

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb near Mosul while a second soldier attached to a Marine unit died during an operation south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday.

The attack south of Mosul occurred early on Thursday morning during a convoy patrol. Another soldier was wounded and taken to hospital.

The soldier who died in Babil province, which stretches just south of the capital, was also killed on Thursday but no further details were given.

The deaths raise to at least 1,105 the number of U.S. troops killed in action in Iraq since the war began in March 2003.

[Skittles]

1. so now the number has dropped to those "killed in action"?

nt

[bluestateguy]

4. No,no

Only those killed after the elections count now.

See, after every new "milestone", you get to start the clock over again:

"Mission Accomplished" on May 1, 2003

Saddam's sons killed in July, 2003

Saddam captured in December of 2003

The "handover" in June of 2004

and now the elections.

[Demit]

2. That's bizarre--I clicked on your link and Reuters says the story is

unavailable. I wonder why.

[Skittles]

3. I see it?

nt