An IED in Iraq today that killed 4,000 US soldiers has now officially pushed the US military deaths over 4,000, now nearly 5 years after “Mission Accomplished”.
So, this is what victory feels like.
Congratulations, George W Bush.
Posted by: theoceanisawake | March 23, 2008
Oh come on, it’s not about the 4000 people only… There are about tens of thousands others who died in Iraq… Not to mention Afghanistan…
By: Your Meor on March 23, 2008
at 11:24 pm
If you read my other posts you’ll find I’m aware of that. But still, the number of US soldiers in Iraq DID pass 4,000 yesterday- would you deny that?
By: theoceanisawake on March 24, 2008
at 6:00 am
No i wouldn’t deny that… I just pity other people who died too…
Sorry, first of all, if I pissed you in any way… It’s just like you’re saying that if no US soldier die at all, than the war can still continue, regardless of how many civilians perished…
Just saying what’s in my mind right now… Have a nice day!
By: Your Meor on March 24, 2008
at 8:22 am
Is anything worth fighting for? Worth dying for? The D-Day death toll was so high that if the Blogosphere existed, FDR would have been impeached.
From this ONE attack (compared to 5 years of battle plus occupation in Iraq) Germany suffered 320,000 deaths, followed by the United States with 135,000, then United Kingdom, Canada, and France where the last three all with less then 65,000. (from the Encyclopedia Britannica)
War is hell and should not be entered into lightly. Americans wanted our government to “connect the dots” after 9/11, if you remember. When you connect dots – you hope that you have enough of them to give you an accurate picture. If not, you end up doing more harm than good.
Victory is measured by the final results – not by intermediate death tolls. This “war has been the least harmful to our military in history. Today, more die from motorcycle accidents back home than in Iraq (according to CNN).
By: Russ Goldstein on November 6, 2008
at 8:42 am