50 Iraqi Soldiers Found Shot to Death

[Michael]

I'm starting to think we're never getting out of there. They say the Iraqi's need to police themselves before we can pull out. How can they expect that to ever happen when stuff like this happens daily?


The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq (news - web sites), apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said Sunday.

Interior Ministry spokesman Adnan Abdul-Rahman said the victims were believed to have been killed about sundown Saturday on a road about 95 miles east of Baghdad near the Iranian border.

There were conflicting reports on the exact number of dead, whether they were members of the Iraqi army or the Iraqi National Guard and whether they were all killed execution-style.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041024/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq&cid=540&ncid=716

[Joshinoz]

Man what a mess. It is sad to see so many people being killed.

[Red]

Remember the presidential debates? The disagreement about whether Iraqi security forces were taking their fair share of casualties? If those really even count?

It was pretty disgusting.

[Michael]

Oh, I think they're taking more than their fair share, significantly more. I didn't see the last debate and I don't recall the comment that you're referring to. I'm just not sure how the U.S. can expect a significant number of them to A) sign up and B) stay alive to ever be able to pull our troops out.