"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military Sunday reported seven more U.S. soldiers were killed in roadside bomb attacks a day earlier, bringing the number of American soldiers killed since Friday to 15.
The lastest casualties were identified as efforts to drain a canal in the hunt for four missing U.S. soldiers failed to yield any clues.
Six U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in western Baghdad that also killed an Iraqi interpreter.
Another U.S. soldier was killed and two more wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle near Diwaniya shortly after midnight on Saturday.
Last month, the U.S. military began a push against Shiite militias in the southern city of Diwaniya.
The latest casualties bring the monthly death toll for U.S. military personnel to 71 and the death toll since the war began to 3,422. "
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.main/index.html
We are set to have a U.S. military deaths reach 4,000 by December/January estimating with a 3.00 avg per day. For those that say this war is nothing compared to Vietnam death toll, consider that we were in Vietnam for about 10 years and the death toll was around 50k. If we are in Iraq for about 5 and a half more years, the death toll will be around 10,000 if the avg death per day stays around 3.00 and does not spiral upward or drop down. Considing this medical advances and quick medical assistance in combat have saved many soliders that would have otherwise died would surely put this number up at least 33% to 100% from where it stands now. So the death toll could easily be higher say 15k for a 10 year period. Also consider that we have about 1/3 of the amount of boots on the ground then we did in Vietnam so when you compare ratio to troops their to those killed or wounded Iraq, its not grossly out of the league of Vietnam.
The lastest casualties were identified as efforts to drain a canal in the hunt for four missing U.S. soldiers failed to yield any clues.
Six U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in western Baghdad that also killed an Iraqi interpreter.
Another U.S. soldier was killed and two more wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle near Diwaniya shortly after midnight on Saturday.
Last month, the U.S. military began a push against Shiite militias in the southern city of Diwaniya.
The latest casualties bring the monthly death toll for U.S. military personnel to 71 and the death toll since the war began to 3,422. "
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.main/index.html
We are set to have a U.S. military deaths reach 4,000 by December/January estimating with a 3.00 avg per day. For those that say this war is nothing compared to Vietnam death toll, consider that we were in Vietnam for about 10 years and the death toll was around 50k. If we are in Iraq for about 5 and a half more years, the death toll will be around 10,000 if the avg death per day stays around 3.00 and does not spiral upward or drop down. Considing this medical advances and quick medical assistance in combat have saved many soliders that would have otherwise died would surely put this number up at least 33% to 100% from where it stands now. So the death toll could easily be higher say 15k for a 10 year period. Also consider that we have about 1/3 of the amount of boots on the ground then we did in Vietnam so when you compare ratio to troops their to those killed or wounded Iraq, its not grossly out of the league of Vietnam.
