As I write this, it is 6:20 PM in Baghdad. Iraq Coalition Casualties web site reports that 103 soldiers have died so far in October. The list below is incomplete (pending DOD confirmation). Four of them under 20 years of age; 73 in their twenties. Ask what did they die for? What has their deaths accomplished? The WMD never existed; the Iraqi freedom turned out to be a cruel joke. Currently, we are being told that the war is against global terrorism by radical Islamics. That,too, could change. "Stay the course" has now become flexible. The soldiers keep on dying.
Peter Slevin in Washington Post, When the War Comes Home
- "COLUMBUS, Ohio
- Alone and in clusters, collars up to block the rain, thousands of people lined the streets on a gray October day in 2005 to welcome their warriors home. For 13 miles, they rose to wave, a few to salute, as the buses rolled slowly past. More than one tough Marine, homeward bound after a brutal tour in Iraq, shed a tear.
Playing the terrorist threat card; the only hand they have got. CBS News/AP: "Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday the increase of violence in Iraq is linked with efforts to influence the outcome of next week's elections in which Republicans are struggling to keep control of Congress. "It's my belief that they're very sensitive of the fact that we've got an election scheduled and they can get on the websites like anybody else," Cheney said. Well, 17 months ago the same man said about the Iraqi insurgents: "......they are in their in their last throes" (May 31, 2005). Now his message is that the insurgents want Democrats to win ! Yes, go on spreading fear.
From NPR: "All Things Considered, October 30, 2006 · The U.S. military can't account for hundreds of thousands of weapons purchased to arm some 325,500 Iraqi security forces by December, according to a new report. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last week that the U.S. military would beef up Iraqi forces' training. But the new data reveals weaknesses in the arming of Iraqi security forces.Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who provided the report to Sen. John Warner, says the Iraqi security forces lack the logistics personnel they need, including mechanics, supply clerks and medics."
From NPR: "All Things Considered, October 30, 2006 · The U.S. military can't account for hundreds of thousands of weapons purchased to arm some 325,500 Iraqi security forces by December, according to a new report. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last week that the U.S. military would beef up Iraqi forces' training. But the new data reveals weaknesses in the arming of Iraqi security forces.Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who provided the report to Sen. John Warner, says the Iraqi security forces lack the logistics personnel they need, including mechanics, supply clerks and medics."
 Chase A. Haag, 22, Army Corporal, Oct 01, 2006 Mario Nelson, 26, Army Sergeant, Oct 01, 2006 Denise A. Lannaman, 46, Army National Guard Sergeant, Oct 01, 2006 Justin D. Peterson, 32, Marine Captain, Oct 01, 2006 Christopher B. Cosgrove III, 23, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Oct 01, 2006 Aaron L. Seal, 23, Marine Reserve Corporal, Oct 01, 2006 Raymond S. Armijo, 22, Army Specialist, Oct 02, 2006 James D. Ellis, 25, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 02, 2006 Satieon V. Greenlee, 24, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 02, 2006 Justin R. Jarrett, 21, Army Specialist, Oct 02, 2006 Joe A. Narvaez, 25, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 02, 2006 Michael K. Oremus, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 02, 2006 Joseph W. Perry, 23, Army Sergeant, Oct 02, 2006 Kristofer C. Walker, 20, Army Specialist, Oct 02, 2006 Daniel Isshak, 25, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 03, 2006 Jonathan Rojas, 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 03, 2006 Dean Bright, 32, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 04, 2006 Timothy Burke, 24, Army Specialist, Oct 04, 2006 Christopher O. Moudry, 31, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 04, 2006 George R. Obourn Jr., 20, Army Specialist, Oct 04, 2006 Edward M. Garvin, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 04, 2006 Benjamin S. Rosales, 20, Marine Corporal, Oct 04, 2006 Nicholas A. Arvanitis, 22, Army Corporal, Oct 06, 2006 John Edward Hale, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 06, 2006 Bradford H. Payne, 24, Marine Corporal, Oct 06, 2006 Brandon S. Asbury, 21, Army Sergeant, Oct 07, 2006 Carl W. Johnson II, 21, Army Corporal, Oct 07, 2006 Lawrence Parrish, 36, Army National Guard Sergeant, Oct 07, 2006 John Edward Wood, 37, Army National Guard Specialist, Oct 07, 2006 Shane R. Austin, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 08, 2006 Timothy Fulkerson, 20, Army Specialist, Oct 08, 2006 Stephen F. Johnson, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 08, 2006 Derek W. Jones, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 08, 2006 Jeremy Scott Sandvick Monroe, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 08, 2006 Robert M. Secher, 33, Marine Captain, Oct 08, 2006 Phillip B. Williams, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 09, 2006 Julian M. Arechaga, 23, Marine Sergeant, Oct 09, 2006 Jon Eric Bowman, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 09, 2006 Shelby J. Feniello, 25, Marine Private 1st Class, Oct 09, 2006 Shane T. Adcock, 27, Army Captain, Oct 11, 2006 Nicholas R. Sowinski, 25, Army Sergeant, Oct 11, 2006 Justin T. Walsh, 24, Marine Sergeant, Oct 11, 2006 Gene A. Hawkins, 24, Army Sergeant, Oct 12, 2006 Johnny K. Craver, 37, Army Lieutenant, Oct 13, 2006 Thomas J. Hewett, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 13, 2006 Kenny F. Stanton Jr., 20, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 13, 2006 Leebenard E. Chavis, 21, Air Force Airman 1st Class, Oct 14, 2006 Joseph M. Kane, 35, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 14, 2006 Charles M. King, 48, Army 1st Sergeant, Oct 14, 2006 Timothy J. Lauer, 25, Army Specialist, Oct 14, 2006 Keith J. Moore, 28, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 14, 2006 Jonathan J. Simpson, 25, Marine Sergeant, Oct 14, 2006 Jr., Lester Domenico Baroncini, 33, Army Sergeant, Oct 15, 2006 Stephen Bicknell, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Oct 15, 2006 Joshua Deese, 25, Army 1st Lieutenant, Oct 15, 2006 Jonathan E. Lootens, 25, Army Sergeant, Oct 15, 2006 Mark C. Paine, 32, Army Captain, Oct 15, 2006 Brock A. Babb, 40, Marine Reserve Sergeant, Oct 15, 2006 Joshua M. Hines, 26, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Oct 15, 2006 Russell G. Culbertson III, 22, Army Corporal, Oct 17, 2006 Joseph C. Dumas Jr., 25, Army Specialist, Oct 17, 2006 Nathan J. Frigo, 23, Army Petty Officer 1st Class, Oct 17, 2006 Ryan E. Haupt, 24, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 17, 2006 Christopher E. Loudon, 23, Army 2nd Lieutenant, Oct 17, 2006 Garth D. Sizemore, 31, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 17, 2006 Norman R. Taylor III, 21, Army Sergeant, Oct 17, 2006 David M. Unger, 21, Army Corporal, Oct 17, 2006 Daniel W. Winegeart, 23, Army Specialist, Oct 17, 2006 Ronald L. Paulsen, 53, Army Reserve Staff Sergeant, Oct 17, 2006 Joshua L. Booth, 23, Marine 2nd Lieutenant, Oct 17, 2006 Patrick O. Barlow, 42, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 18, 2006 Jesus M. Montalvo, 46, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 18, 2006 Jose R. Perez, 21, Army Not reported yet, Oct 18, 2006 Daniel A. Brozovich, 42, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Oct 18, 2006 Edwardo Lopez Jr., 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 19, 2006 Kevin M. Witte, 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Oct 20, 2006 Tony L. Knier, 31, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Oct 21, 2006 Clifford R. Collinsworth, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 21, 2006 Nathan R. Elrod, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 21, 2006 Eric W. Herzberg, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 21, 2006 Nicholas J. Manoukian, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Oct 21, 2006 Joshua C. Watkins, 25, Marine Corporal, Oct 21, 2006 Nathaniel A. Aguirre, 21, Army Specialist, Oct 22, 2006 Matthew W. Creed, 23, Army Specialist, Oct 22, 2006 Willsun M. Mock, 23, Army Sergeant, Oct 22, 2006 Nicholas K. Rogers, 27, Army Specialist, Oct 22, 2006 David G. Taylor, 37, Army Major, Oct 22, 2006 Amos C. R Bock, 24, Army 1st Lieutenant, Oct 23, 2006 Carl A. Eason, 29, Army Specialist, Oct 23, 2006 Richard A. Buerstetta, 20, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Oct 23, 2006 Tyler R. Overstreet, 22, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Oct 23, 2006 Charles O. Sare, 23, Navy Hospital Corpsman, Oct 23, 2006 Donald S. Brown, 19, Marine Private 1st Class, Oct 25, 2006 Daniel B. Chaires, 20, Marine Private 1st Class, Oct 25, 2006 Thomas M. Gilbert, 24, Marine Sergeant, Oct 25, 2006 Jonathan B. Thornsberry, 22, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Oct 25, 2006 Charles V. Komppa, 35, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, Oct 25, 2006 Ricky L. McGinnis, 42, Army 1st Sergeant, Oct 26, 2006 Luke J. Zimmerman, 24, Marine Sergeant, Oct 27, 2006 |
Comments
President Clinton faced impeachment because of his dallyings with Monica Lewinsky. It cost the nation $40 million. Now we have a president
who took the nation to an unjustified war that resulted in deaths of many thousands. The costs could exceed one trillion. And he
still goes on creating reasons for the war. Perhaps I should stop listing the names of dead soldiers.
Thank you for writing.