83 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq in April
The Associated Press
For American forces in Iraq, these are the deadliest days of the war. At least 83 U.S. troops were killed in action in the first 12 days of April, with the most recent death on Tuesday. Also this month, more than 560 were wounded and two soldiers were declared missing. At least four American civilians were killed, one contractor was captured by gunmen and six others are missing and feared abducted.
Even the opening days of the conflict, while bloody and tense, were not as costly in American lives. In the first 12 days after invading U.S. and British forces crossed the Kuwaiti border into southern Iraq on March 20, 2003, a total of 77 U.S. troops died, including several from non-hostile causes.
The U.S. death toll in Iraq already has exceeded the total for all of April 2003, when 73 died as the American-led invasion force entered Baghdad. Casualties subsided in May and June but grew in July as the insurgency took hold. This month's toll, near the halfway point of April, may far exceed the 82 who died last November, which until now was the deadliest month of the war.
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Great job Bush you beat your previous record. History will sure look down on you kindly. There are times like this where I wish there was a hell for people like Bush and Rummy.