BAGHDAD, July 20--Two U.S. soldiers missing since an attack on a checkpoint last week have been found dead near a power plant in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, according to an Iraqi defense official.
Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz Muhammed-Jassim, head of operations at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, said the soldiers had been "barbarically" killed and that there were traces of torture on their bodies.
Damn, damn, damn. Everyone's prayers I'm sure are with these men's families. Here are their pics. Again, their names were Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker (shown on the left), 25, of Madras, Ore., and Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston (0n the right.) May they rest in peace, though clearly, they didn't die in it. And perhaps most tragic of all, I can't figure out what exactly they died for. Not for American "freedom," since our freedom isn't tied to Iraq. Not for American values, as Abu Ghraib clearly showed. Not for American security, either, since, despite what many of our troops -- and many on the right -- still seem to need to believe, Iraq didn't attack us on 9/11, nor could they have launched any manner of war against us, since they had neither WMD nor nukes nor long range missiles with which to deliver either. Apparently, they died fighting to preserve our brand new theocracy on the Tigris. And to prop up the worst foreign policy blunder in 100 years.
Thanks, George W. BTW the U.S. death toll (from hostile activity) is now 2,505. And the Japanese aren't bickering over "cut and run" vs. "stay the course." They're outta there.
"The news is going to be heartbreaking for my family," Ken MacKenzie, uncle of Army Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, told NBC's "Today" show. "Because the U.S. government did not have a plan in place, my nephew has paid for it with his life," he said.
'Nuff said. I guess the righties will now blast him as an unhinged Michael Moore clone who should shut up and stop enjoying his family members necessary death for the global war on terror...
Update 2: The smearing begins. And why not let it start with George W. Bush's favorite bed pillow, John "Kool Aid" Hinderaker...
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