Bad news from western Iraq, where 14 Marines were killed by a roadside bomb: Bomb kills 14 U.S. Marines in Iraq.

Reuters takes this opportunity to compliment the enemy.

The blast, which highlighted the effectiveness of makeshift bombs against the most powerful military in the world, was the second major attack against Marines in the Haditha area in the past three days. On Monday, six Marines were killed in the town, and a seventh was killed by a car bomb in nearby Hit.