Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a bomb blast in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.
The grim milestone was reached less than a week after the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion to topple former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and coincided with a spate of violence across Iraq on Sunday that left at least 61 people dead.
The attacks included rockets and mortars fired at Baghdad’s U.S.-protected Green Zone and a suicide car bomb detonated at an Iraqi army post in the northern city of Mosul. Read on…
And to this, Dick Cheney says — “So?” The occupation of Iraq has taken a back seat during the presidential primary season and the media has all but forgotten the ongoing madness we created. Perhaps this sad milestone will ignite more passion, protest and attention to both forgotten battlefields where American, Iraqi and Afghani bodies continue to pile up. Both Democratic candidates need to bring this tragic blunder back to the forefront of their campaigns. And to think, Senator John McCain wants this to keep up for 100 years.
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So…
All while Bush is laughing it up at the White House Correspondents dinner …..[Slide showing Bush looking under some furniture in the oval office]……..”Those WMDs gotta be somewhere” …[audience bursts in laughter].
Can we also include the wounded?
Can we include civilians?
The cost of this war must be visible to those on whose behalf it is being waged.
“the great initiative to fight this war is ours…the great initiative to end it must be ours.” MLK
…….or a hundred years…..my friends…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TFKXHiefs
If McCain wasn’t for cut and run before he was against it we may not be in this situation today…Sept 11 may have never happened…McCain didn’t understand who the enemy was THEN and he doesn’t understand NOW…what use does anyone have him as President?
4000 American service men, not including contractors or other civilians.
1,000,000 Iraqis dead. 4,000,000 refugees. 15,000,000 without homes or proper shelter. An entire country without proper running water or reliable electricity.
Sounds like one hell of a Bush job to me.
i feel so torn…
omg the loss!
omg those men and women were just tools of the military industrial congressional mediatainment complex.
some of my online buddies are in the military and i can’t say to them, “jeez you are a boob”, for believing…fuck living…the lie that the “land of the free home of the brave” is doing right. oh they are all about mcsame because he’s a “hero”!!
you know why mcsame got tortured? because he was bombing a third world nation and got caught at it.
he went to war and paid part of the price.
bitter? yes!!
3 of those 4000 people were my old reserve buddies, and god knows how many of my old active duty buddies got it.
To the detriment of every sane person in the Middle East, the Taliban are on the rise in Afghanistan, again. Bush’s new motto should be “You can thank me later” [/snark].
JustSickOfIt @ 5:
SO?
Sounds like someone is mad that the surge is working.
j/k
I really hate to say this as I was in the military myself some time ago but for the most part many Americans really couldn’t care less about how many military personnel were killed or wounded and that is just reality. The only time they actually show some concern is if that military person happens to be known to them. To them, another casualty is just another blip on a major news outlet’s crawler on the bottom of their television screens and nothing more.
“Now that our troops have moved into Baghdad, the entire invasion of Iraq should be completed wrapped up in a matter of days, and American casualties should number no more than 150 or so.” — Rush Limbaugh, March 2003
“With the overwhelming success of the elections in Iraq, the thirst for democracy is going to spread like wildfire throughout the entire Middle East. Mark my words, folks, at the end of the day, George W. Bush will be hailed as the father of democracy in the 21st Century.” — Rush Limbaugh, December 2004
So much for that 98.8% accuracy rating, eh, Rush?
“…American casualties should number no more than 150 or so.” — Rush Limbaugh, March 2003
There’s that ’so’ word again.
I think the number is closer to 40,000. The government doesn’t count the ones that died after they arrived at the German hospital only the ones who died in Iraq. Afghan is another story…
Support the troops my ass. Get the fuck out of a country you have no moral business being in or you will be scarred for life or killed. And when or if you make it back, the criminal government that you fight and die for will say “so”.
God Bless Their Souls…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyeS-3Yto9k
Dick @ 1:
……they’re not my kids…….
All the dead and injured is a small price to pay for the continued healthy profits of KBR, Halliburton, Blackwater, Raytheon, GE, Exxon-Mobil, and so forth and so forth and so forth and so forth……..
snark off.
You know, I keep wondering which soldier I killed with the tax dollars I pay to the Federal Government…….
Joe O. @ 9:
It is sad but true. It is disheartening to think that the country is more worried about Obamas minister or Hillarys’ old schedules to think about the mess we have. McSame should be ashamed of his support of war, torture and retraction of our freedoms that he, my father and many others fought for. In 5 years we should at least be able to provide clean water for the Iraqi people. What is Haliburton doing there if not bringing these services like they were contracted to do? What a mess.
Joe O. @ 9:
that is blatantly false. great generalization though, like the one about americans spitting on the vietname vets. that lie spread and still persists today with some people.
that might make you comfortable in your isolation, but maybe you should go out and meet other people.
How sad, but is there an accurate number for the people who were injured in Iraq and later died in another country? From my understanding if you don’t die in Iraq you don’t count towards this 4000.
Forrestal Gump ‘08
The Bush Administration are accessories to the death of these 4000 soldiers.
CoIntelPro against the WAR of LIES @ 18:
vietnam vets
Something we need to think about, as we go forward to elect a president; how do the candidates intend on supplying troops in this war? You can bet somewhere, someone, is considering re-introducing the draft. There are barely 175,000 families with service people in the entire war, the brunt being shouldered by few, when many want this war to continue. That is my fear for having a republican elected as president. I would like to know how our democratic candidates, would answer this question, as that is what this election is about for me, just the war.The war affects very facet of our society, economy, education, housing………
Left&Left @ 21:
not accessories, but perpetrators in all deaths, injuries and others.
CoIntelPro against the WAR of LIES @ 18:
He’s right though. I’m a vet now working a regular job around a lot of regular people and while they’re mostly liberals and don’t like Bush, they really couldn’t care less about what’s going on. The most popular topic of conversation at work? American Idol.
On Thursday I asked one of the Idol worshippers who our Sec. of Defense is. Answer: Colin Powell.
Chris @ 19:
5 o’clock Charlie misses the target once again.
oops, forgot the link
Forrestal Gump ‘08
I for one think that number is low.And no one has mentioned lately the number of Iraqi’s killed in this war.How many MIA’s are there?
CHICAGO (WLS) — Six anti-war protestors who interrupted Easter mass with Cardinal Francis George will appear in court Monday morning. Six demonstrators were taken into Chicago police custody after throwing fake blood on themselves and parishioners in an apparent war protest.
The three men and three women, members of the anti-war group Catholic School Girls Against War, will spend Sunday night in jail. They have been charged with felony criminal damage to property.
The oldest person arrested was 25 years old and the youngest 18.
George and Laura Bush and Dick and Lynn Cheney want to wish you and especially the families of our fighting men and women a very joyous and happy Easter.
For the soliders themselves, Dick also wanted to say, “So?”
CoIntelPro against the WAR of LIES @ 18:
CoIntelPro against the WAR of LIES @ 18:
Really? Blatantly false eh? Name one of those soldiers that were killed other than Jessica Lynch or Pat Tillman? I’ve met many people just like you. Oh sure they say they have a lot of concern but its not a concern for the troops themselves. Their concerns lay with the Government that they either scorn or approve of and its that simple. If they approve of the Government’s decision they will slap you on the back. If they disapprove they will, in some cases spit on you.
calblue @ 14:
i have several friends who are republicans and when i mentioned the terrible waste of the men and women who died in iraq and afganistan , they become indignant and tell me that its thier job to die because they are profeshional military people ,and thier is no sympathy in thier faces for the fallen !and i have seen the disinterest first hand on american civilians about soldiers loseing thier lives in a war, when i came back from korea the first time some said hey where yah been? havent seen you in a while , i told them id been fighting in korea ! oh theyd reply are they still fighting in korea? nobody cared ,didnt affect them ,they had thier jobs ,and thier familys to worry about , it didnt affect them any unless they faced the draft then they got scared of what was happening, why do you think korea was called the forgotton war? we were forgotton by americans ,
4,000 American dead.
Bountiful Goddess, Mother of Mercy,
Take these warriors to Your bosom,
Comfort those they leave behind;
Conduct them gently to the Land of Youth,
Where there is no more sorrow, no illness
And no pain,
And all is Eternal Spring.
So mote it be.
CafeenMan @ 25:
Agreed. I’m not saying anything that isn’t well known to many veterans already.
Joe O. @ 32:
Jessica Lynch would be SHOCKED to hear you call her dead!
McCain/Lieberman ‘08
http://images.google.com/imgre.....s%26sa%3DN
tyree @ 33:
You should look these people in the eye and tell them they are human beings and citizens and it is their job to oppose the war and that if they are too lazy to do their job they are worthless to their country and might as well leave as soon as possible.
McDuff @ 7:
Afghans have admitted there was very little government corruption when the Taliban were running the country, instead of a US puppet running one city and using US cash to bribe warlords into playing “nice”. There would be a reasong the Taliban are on the rise then, as Afghans are sick and tired of being target practice scapegoats.
StevePam @ 36:
My mistake, see I do it myself from time to time now that I’m out of the service eventhough I try to keep up with what is going on.
I kind of tore up that last message so I will start fresh.
The media focuses on American Idol, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Unless people go out of their way to find news of the war, they are left out.
The biggest finger pointers are usually the most guilty. Watch Fox News awhile and you can see what I mean. They have to rally against those wishing to out them so that they are shielded from any attacks on their bigotry and blatant disassociation with the majority that is still searching for its voice. I wonder if Fox News will report on the milestone of 4000 dead American soldiers or the millions of innocent civilians dead or homeless. Will they report on the lack of water or basic human needs that we have spent close to 1 trillion dollars to provide for them. Cheney says “SO” because he got his share and he could give a shit about the rest of us Americans let alone the Iraqi civilians.