Friday, March 28, 2008
Bush: "a defining moment" in Iraq" - Into the Valley of Death
steve.bell@guardian.co.uk
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"WASHINGTON(Associated Press) President Bush said Friday that the flare-up in violence in oil-rich southern Iraq and parts of Baghdad presents "a defining moment in the history of Iraq" as the government there seeks to root out Shiite militias.
Bush made clear that the United States stands firmly behind Iraqi security forces and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. "He made the decision to move and we'll help him," the president said."
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Listed below are the names of 29 American soldiers who gave their lives so far in the month of March for the president's "defining moment".
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Listed below are the names of 29 American soldiers who gave their lives so far in the month of March for the president's "defining moment".
Christopher S. Frost, 24, Air Force Staff Sergeant, Mar 04, 2008 Jose A. Paniagua-Morales, 22, Army Corporal, Mar 07, 2008 Phillip R. Anderson, 28, Army Sergeant, Mar 10, 2008 Donald A. Burkett, 24, Army Specialist, Mar 10, 2008 Ernesto G. Cimarrusti, 25, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 10, 2008 David D. Julian, 31, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 10, 2008 Torre R. Mallard, 27, Army Captain, Mar 10, 2008 Robert T. McDavid, 28, Army Corporal, Mar 10, 2008 Scott A. McIntosh, 26, Army Corporal, Mar 10, 2008 Shawn M. Suzch, 32, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Mar 10, 2008 Laurent J. West, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 11, 2008 Juantrea T. Bradley, 28, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 12, 2008 Dustin C. Jackson, 21, Army Specialist, Mar 12, 2008 Tenzin L. Samten, 33, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 12, 2008 William D. O’Brien, 19, Army Specialist, Mar 15, 2008 Lerando J. Brown, 27, Army National Guard Specialist, Mar 15, 2008 Michael D. Elledge, 41, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 17, 2008 Christopher C. Simpson, 23, Army Specialist, Mar 17, 2008 Gregory D. Unruh, 28, Army Sergeant, Mar 19, 2008 Tyler J. Smith, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 21, 2008 II, Thomas C. Ray, 40, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 22, 2008 David S. Stelmat, 27, Army National Guard Specialist, Mar 22, 2008 David B. Williams, 26, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 22, 2008 George Delgado, 21, Army Private, Mar 23, 2008 Andrew J. Habsieger, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 23, 2008 Christopher M. Hake, 26, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 23, 2008 Jose A. Rubio Hernandez, 24, Army Specialist, Mar 23, 2008 Joseph D. Gamboa, 34, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 25, 2008 Gregory B. Rundell, 21, Army Specialist, Mar 26, 2008 |
