Quagmire Update
Face it, folks. It's a friggin' quagmire:
Bodies of About 50 Iraqi Soldiers Found
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq, apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said Sunday. Also, a State Department security officer was killed during a mortar or rocket attack at a U.S. base near the Baghdad airport.
U.S. State Dept. Officer Killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A State Department security officer was killed Sunday during a mortar or rocket attack at a U.S. base near Baghdad International Airport, the U.S. Embassy announced.
Iraq rocked by multiple bombings
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq faced at least three separate bombings on Saturday. At least 20 Iraqi security officers have been killed in two suicide car bombings near Ramadi and Samarra.
Macedonian Iraq hostages killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The authorities in Macedonia have confirmed the deaths of three of its nationals taken hostage in Iraq.
This, of course, is what George Bush meant when he said "Mission Accomplished." Meanwhile 1,104 American soldiers have died in Iraq in pursuit of weapons of mass destruction that did not exist.