More death and destruction, and additional US military dead. Though not news to those who read the headlines constantly, we must remember that despite the end of the "ocupation," the ocupation continues.
5 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Gunfire
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents firing mortar rounds destroyed a headquarters used by U.S. and Iraqi forces in the city of Samarra on Thursday, killing five American soldiers and one Iraqi guardsman, the military said.
SNIP
The U.S. and Iraqi troops were killed when insurgents launched 38 mortar rounds about 10:30 a.m. and destroyed the headquarters building in Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad in the so-called Sunni Triangle, a hotbed of resistance to the coalition.
Sadly, at this rate, we will hit 1000 war dead just before the election. October inevitability??