And the War Just Keeps on Getting Better:
Mr. Bush’s war has been over since May 1st, and more American soldiers have been killed since that date then in the duration of the war. 5 American GI’s were kiled in 24 hours, that is unbelieveable. The proclaimation that the capture of Hussein’s sons was going to spell the end of all “resistance” to our “rebuilding” (not to be mistaken for the nation-building Mr. Bush campaigned against in 2000) is just pure bull shit. And Mr. Bush’s claim that the war was over was just a simple ploy to take the wind out of a growing peace movement. Welcome back to Vietnam ‘folks, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
5 G.I.’s Killed in Iraq in 24 Hours
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
NEW YORK TIMES
AQUBA, Iraq, July 26 — Three American soldiers with the Fourth Infantry Division were killed and four were wounded here today after an assailant, who witnesses said was probably perched inside the children’s hospital the troops were guarding, threw a grenade into a group of soldiers who were playing a game of cards next to the building.
Another American soldier was killed today and two others were wounded in an attack on an Army convoy in Abu Ghraib, just west of Baghdad, military officials said. And early Sunday, a soldier from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in a grenade attack. A military spokesman had no details on the location of the attack.
The hospital here was sealed off shortly after the 11 a.m. attack, and at 8 p.m. military officials were still refusing to allow anyone, with a few exceptions, to enter or leave. Inside, employees and patients were searched, interrogated and fingerprinted, according to people who were allowed the leave the hospital.
The attack is a blow to hopes that the slaying in Mosul on Tuesday of Saddam Hussein’s sons, Uday and Qusay, would weaken the resolve of Iraqi insurgents.
This has been one of the deadliest weeks for American troops since President Bush declared major combat operations over on May 1. Of the 104 Americans who have died in Iraq since then, 14 have been killed in the last seven days.
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