In a rare coordinated assault on an American combat outpost north of Baghdad, suicide bombers drove one or more cars laden with explosives into the compound on Monday, while other insurgents opened fire in the ensuing chaos, according to witnesses and the American military. Two American soldiers were killed and at least 17 were wounded.
The brazen attack, which was followed by gun battles and an evacuation of the wounded by American helicopters, was almost surely the work of Sunni militants, most likely Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, according to American and Iraqi officials.
It appeared to be part of a renewed drive by insurgents in recent weeks as more American and Iraqi troops flood the streets of Baghdad and thousands of marines head to western Anbar Province to try to stem the violence. Hundreds of Iraqis have died in a recent wave of car bombings in Baghdad and elsewhere.
Another two grieving families, another 17 soldiers to be cast into a VA medical system enduring budget cuts -- all for this game of whack-a-mole designed to get the Crawford Caligula through his last 700+ days in office.
Of course, that our soldiers are being targeted by Sunni insurgents is why Bush is about to attack Shiite Iran. Perhaps he might instead get on the phone with his friends in the House of Saud.
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