Nov 02 2003
A successful day?
“The more successful we are on the ground, the more these killers will react.” — George W. Bush
FALLUJAH, Iraq — A U.S. Chinook helicopter carrying troops en route home for leave was struck by a missile Sunday and crashed near the Fallujah, killing 15 soldiers and wounding at least 21, the U.S. command and witnesses reported.
It was the deadliest day for American troops in the six-month-old occupation of Iraq, and came amid threats attributed to Saddam Hussein’s party of a wave of violence against the U.S. occupation.
In a separate incident, a U.S. soldier from the 1st Armored Division died after being wounded in an overnight roadside bomb blast in Baghdad.
By Mr. Bush’s standards, today was indeed a successful day for our troops in Iraq.
