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December 10, 2008

Pentagon: Roadside Bombing Deaths Were Preventable
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The Pentagon’s Inspector General has concluded military planners under
then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ignored warnings that could have
prevented a large number of US military deaths from roadside bombs in
Iraq. Acting Inspector General Gordon Heddell says the military knew for
years the bombs would threaten US troops but chose not to seek out safer
vehicles. Explosive devices are the top cause of US troop deaths and
injuries in Iraq, with more than 25,000 reported incidents.



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