Two American soldiers killed in an explosion north of Baghdad

[sabra]

Source: AP

BAGHDAD (AP) - The military says two U.S. soldiers have been killed in an explosion north of Baghdad.

They're the first U.S. combat deaths reported in five days. And in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, police say a burst of violence has killed at least 11 Iraqis, including seven who died when a suicide bomber attacked a police headquarters.

Read more: http://www.wlfi.com/Global/story.asp?S=7416438

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1. Topic subject Americans are growing increasingly optimistic about developments in Iraq, accord

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject Americans are growing increasingly optimistic about developments in Iraq, accord
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3080153#3080153
3080153, Americans are growing increasingly optimistic about developments in Iraq, accord
Posted by Lone_Star_Dem on Tue Nov-27-07 03:29 PM

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Americans are growing increasingly optimistic about developments in Iraq, according to a new poll published Tuesday amid signs of US military progress in the war and a monthly decline in troop deaths.

Some 48 percent of those polled by the Pew Research Center thought that the US military effort in Iraq was going very well or fairly well, up from June when only a third of Americans thought things were going well.

But rising favorable sentiment about the war among the US public is failing to translate into a boost in support for keeping troops in Iraq.

By 54 to 41 percent, Americans in the poll favored bringing troops home as soon as possible rather than keeping them in Iraq until the situation stabilizes -- a balance of opinion barely changed from earlier in the year.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071127/pl_afp/usiraqpoll ;_ylt=A9G_R20yi0xHXwIAUgaShMgF


Headline should read:

Poll: Americans are increasingly happy when they have smoke blown up their bums.

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2. rec

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3. Topic subject Woman bomber attacks US patrol in Iraq

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Topic subject Woman bomber attacks US patrol in Iraq
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3079981, Woman bomber attacks US patrol in Iraq
Posted by sabra on Tue Nov-27-07 02:07 PM

Source: IOL

Baquba, Iraq - A woman suicide bomber blew herself up as a US foot patrol passed in the city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing one civilian and wounding seven, police said.

US military spokesperson Major Peggy Kageleiry confirmed the attack by a "female" bomber but had no immediate word on any casualties among US troops.

A Baquba police officer said the bomber struck the patrol in the city's central Al-Amin neighbourhood.

Insurgents have stepped up attacks in Baquba in recent weeks despite a joint US-Iraqi offensive against Al-Qaeda fighters in the area.

Read more: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=123&art_id=nw20071127210456785C630232

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4. Topic subject At Least 35 Dead in Iraq Violence

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Topic subject At Least 35 Dead in Iraq Violence
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3080153#3080176
3080176, At Least 35 Dead in Iraq Violence
Posted by rodeodance on Tue Nov-27-07 03:44 PM

Tue Nov-27-07 12:36 PM
Original message
At Least 35 Dead in Iraq Violence

Source: NY Times

BAGHDAD, Nov. 27 — American troops killed at least five people, including a child, when they fired on vehicles trying to drive through roadblocks in two separate incidents, military officials and witnesses said today.

Across Iraq, at least 30 other people were killed or found dead. In one incident, a suicide bomber in Baquba claimed the lives of three women and three policemen.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/world/middleeast/28ir ...


I'm sure though, Republicans will keep painting that pretty picuture that THEY think is Iraq..

[peacebird]

5. R.I.P...... such a tragic waste, this whole freaking "war on terra" is such a tragic waste of life

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. Iraq doesn't even get side billing on the news shows these days.

Except Olbermann and Democracy Now and AAR and sometimes NPR.

Or foreign news services.

:cry: have we hit 4,000 confirmed, yet?

fuck.

MKJ