Cloak & Swagger
06-15-2006, 05:35 PM
Tony Snow On The 2,500 US Troops Killed In Iraq: "It's A Number"...
The United States has absorbed the deaths of 2,500 troops in the three-year conflict, which began when a U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, but quickly turned sour in the face of a brutal insurgency.
Reacting to the new milestone on combat deaths, White House press secretary Tony Snow said, "It's a number." He said that Bush "feels very deeply the pain that the families feel." As the updated death toll was announced at the Pentagon, the House and Senate held moments of silence.
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The United States has absorbed the deaths of 2,500 troops in the three-year conflict, which began when a U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, but quickly turned sour in the face of a brutal insurgency.
Reacting to the new milestone on combat deaths, White House press secretary Tony Snow said, "It's a number." He said that Bush "feels very deeply the pain that the families feel." As the updated death toll was announced at the Pentagon, the House and Senate held moments of silence.
Full Story (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060615/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=AtvWf9pPL_c5FGfXjOk2hqms0NUE;_ylu=X3o DMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--)
Huffslow Comments (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/06/15/tony-snow-on-the-2500-us_n_23066.html)