Marine killed in Western Iraq (Anbar)

[blitzen]

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That will make 931 US troops killed in Iraq:
http://icasualties.org/oif/

[RummyTheDummy]

1. But I thought

Maine was in the NE United States. How could it be killed in Iraq?

[theivoryqueen]

6. That should really piss off the Noreasters...

they don't like getting killed in other states....

[PartyPooper]

2. All for Bu$h!

:-(

[Minstrel Boy]

3. On track to pass 1000 during the RNC.

[King of New Orleans]

5. More like late September

eom

[Minstrel Boy]

7. sorry, sooner than that:

August fatality average is 2.11 per day (http://icasualties.org/oif/). If this remains constant, it'll be 1,000 dead in 27 days.

[markses]

4. The entire state of Maine?

How'd they get it all the way to al-Anbar province?

(Just trying to cut the sickening feeling I get whenever I see one of these new KIAs. Sorry if I offend.)

[blitzen]

9. Hah! now that I've corrected it....

your levity will no longer make sense... No offense taken, really

[Scairp]

8. Uh...

It's "MARINE" killed in Western Iraq. Misspellings are a pet peeve of mine, especially in the subject line. This forum does provide spell check, so there's really no excuse for them here, IMO.

[bluestateguy]

10. Despicable

Why? Why did this young man have to die? Did he really have to be sent to Iraq? How did sending him to Iraq protect the United States?