16 July 2005
Lest we forget or be distracted - 1
The American troops killed in Iraq in July total 16 to date. In June, 77 died in Iraqi Freedom.
Four died from enemy attacks, two were killed when their vehicle overturned and the others died as a result of IED's. The DOD distinguishes between mines and IED's. Is this important to do in today's blurred missions of attacks and occupation? With all of our sophisticated electronic field gear, it seems to me that our forces would have detection devices for IED's, such as infrared scanning from air support, signal blocking or cloaking against triggering and escorts by armored IED-sweepers for better safety on Iraq's roads.
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Four died from enemy attacks, two were killed when their vehicle overturned and the others died as a result of IED's. The DOD distinguishes between mines and IED's. Is this important to do in today's blurred missions of attacks and occupation? With all of our sophisticated electronic field gear, it seems to me that our forces would have detection devices for IED's, such as infrared scanning from air support, signal blocking or cloaking against triggering and escorts by armored IED-sweepers for better safety on Iraq's roads.
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