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US deaths in Iraq war hit 3,000 MIL/Agencies, Jan 1, 2007. Raja Mishra January 01, 2007 - An American soldier killed on the streets of Baghdad on Saturday became the 3,000th US service member to die in Iraq, nearly four years after the invasion of the country. Just hour s after Saddam Hussein's burial yesterday, the US military announced two deaths, including that of the unidentified soldier killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his patrol in Baghdad. The death pushed the number of military personnel killed in the conflict to the grim threshold, according to the Associated Press. The other soldier was identified as Specialist Dustin R. Donica, of Spring, Texas, who was killed by small-arms fire Thursday in Baghdad while on assignment with the Army's 25th Infantry Division. The deaths occurred at the end of the bloodiest month for the US military in Iraq in 2006, with at least 111 killed in December. The White House said President Bush would not comment directly on the 3,000th death. A Pentagon spokesman said there was "no special significance to the overall number of casualties." Bush, who is in the midst of reassessing war strategy for Iraq, did address the conflict yesterday in his New Year's message to the nation: "In the New Year, we will remain on the offensive against the enemies of freedom, advance the security of our country, and work toward a free and unified Iraq." As the death toll has mounted, debate over the war has intensified, with deep divisions in Washington and across the nation on how to proceed. Public disapproval of the war is high, and polls show that most people expect US deaths in Iraq to continue into the new year. Full Story: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/01/01/us_deaths_in_iraq_war_hit_3000/
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