Roadside blast kills U.S. Marines in Iraq

[TheWebHead]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb explosion has killed an unknown number of U.S. Marines in eastern Baghdad, a Marine at the scene says.

"I don't know how many died here, (they) killed some Marines," the Marine said on Tuesday. "It's very sad to see people die today. We are just trying to help and I don't know why the terrorists want to kill us. We just want to help Iraqis."

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[thebigidea]

1. I wonder why Iraq doesn't want help from George W. Bush?

"I don't do quagmires." - Rumsfeld

[AussieInCA]

2. So sad for these kids, meanwhile Bremmer is on the first plane out..

dip-shit Bremmer should be made to stay there till the last soldier leaves.

[Sean Reynolds]

3. But, but they've got a new government!

And. And.......well......YEAH!

[FlemingsGhost]

4. Do they hate us for *their* "freedoms" now?

"I don't know how many died here, (they) killed some Marines," the
Marine said on Tuesday. "It's very sad to see people die today. We are
just trying to help and I don't know why the terrorists want to kill us. We just want to help Iraqis."
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Put yourself in their shoes, dude. Get it, now?

[0007]

5. View this video and maybe you can figure out why the Iraqis are pissed

www.journeyman.tv/?lid=14772

[booksenkatz]

6. New set point: "since the handover"

The Yahoo! version of this story gives us the new setpoint -- "first deaths since the handover" -- so now the media will bray that really only a coupla servicemen have died.

What will the next set point be, I wonder?