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05/08/2003 Archived Entry: "Mission Accomplished"
Mission Accomplished
Here is an illustration of how completely stupid and premature Jetboy's declaration of semi-victory was:
Two American soldiers were killed Thursday in separate attacks in Baghdad - one a bold daylight shooting at close range and the other a sniper attack, military officials said.
In addition, at least one soldier was injured when a U.S. vehicle hit an explosive in part of the capital believed to have been cleared of land mines. The incidents demonstrate Iraq is still fraught with danger for U.S. forces a month after Saddam Hussein's government fell.
In the most brazen attack, an unidentified Iraqi walked up to a soldier on a bridge and opened fire with a pistol at close range, according to senior U.S. Army officers in Baghdad who had heard reports of the shooting.
To paraphrase a friend of mine - Now you know why those Iraqis were smiling. They saw targets.
