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Friday, October 31, 2008

Posted by: Katie Favazza at 10:58 AM

October is on track to be the first month in which no U.S. troops have died in combat in Baghdad. But that's not all. According to USA Today, there's even more to celebrate, including:

As of Thursday, the Pentagon had reported 13 U.S. troops killed in combat and non-combat incidents this month in Iraq. If the number holds, it would tie July for the lowest monthly U.S. death toll of the 5?-year-old war.

The news comes in a week in which the troops have already made headlines. Their latest milestone? Two days ago, the U.S. military had handed over control of yet another province to the people of Iraq. This is the 13th of the country's 18 provinces to be placed back in Iraqi control, a sign of the tremendous dedication of the men and women of our military.

(For a related post, written when the al Anbar province was handed over, click here.)

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Katie Favazza is an editorial consultant who also blogs at KatieFavazza.com and RightWingNews.com.

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foxmustang writes:	Friday, October, 31, 2008 6:08 PM
This is truly..
a very sad time for Barack "the surge will never work" Obama. Exceptional judgment for someone running for President. AND.....the arrogant bast*rd still refuses to admit he was wrong and that the surge worked. Maybe "The One" would be better qualified to run for mayor of Tehran.
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The Pet Goat writes:	Friday, October, 31, 2008 3:16 PM
ANY good news.
What a catty heading. Everyone wants this war to end peacefully. Then, maybe we could go after the monsters who attacked us on 9/11.
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American Sweetheart writes:	Friday, October, 31, 2008 12:13 PM
fantastic
Thank you for reporting on this. We need to hear more stories like this. Wonderful!
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Cuban Pete writes:	Friday, October, 31, 2008 11:41 AM
"God Bless America"...
...is the fervent prayer of the times - not the horrible Obamination, "God Dam* America" he and his ilk so desperately want. It seems Al Qaeda has come out echoing those sentiments earlier already. Birds of a feather...
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Homer writes:	Friday, October, 31, 2008 11:09 AM
Welcome and positive news as a follow up
to the Obama gloom and doom dis-infomercial wherein he displayed a magnum performance in peddling the colossal untruth that nothing is right or good in the United States. McCain/Palin 2008
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