Pelosi: 3,000 US death toll is 'sad reminder of consequences of Bush Administration’s failed policy'

RAW STORYPublished: Monday January 1, 2007

Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the 3,000 "milestone" of U.S. troops killed in Iraq a "sad reminder" of the consequences of the Bush Administration’s "failed policy," in a press statement released today.

"The deaths of 3,000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq is a sad reminder of the consequences of the Administration’s failed policy," Pelosi stated. "With December being the deadliest month of the year for our troops in Iraq, it has never been more clear that the situation there continues to erode."

Earlier today, two more deaths were added to the toll.

"The U.S. military said two American soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, were killed Sunday in an explosion in Iraq's Diyala province," the A.P. reported. "Their deaths, announced Monday, raised to at least 3,002 the number of Americans killed since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count."

"At least 113 U.S. service members have been reported killed in December, the bloodiest month of 2006," the A.P. article continued. "The latest announcement brought the toll of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 822 in 2006, according to the AP count."

"As we begin the new year, we urgently need an effective strategy that will bring peace to the region and allow the responsible redeployment of U.S. forces," Pelosi's statement concluded.

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