U.S. military deaths in Iraq now at 1304

[PurityOfEssence]

Of course, this doesn't count coalition forces, private sector mercenaries and other non-uniformed types. Lest we forget, this is just what's admitted.

As the media tries to skew this downward by distinguishing between "combat" and "non-combat" deaths, no estimates are ever given for enemy military deaths (since they're all skunks anyway, not patriots defending their country) and civilian deaths are estimated to be above 100,000.

Just plain murder.

www.icasualties.org

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. ugh

:puke:

[purduejake]

2. Isn't the indiscriminate bombing in housing areas a war crime?

I believe that is what we are doing. Am I wrong?

[PurityOfEssence]

4. The whole thing is a crime

Not to be crabby; I agree with you completely.

At the Nuremberg Trials, waging an aggressive war of conquest was one of the four crimes.

[llmart]

3. The American people do not care.......

surely you must realize this by now? These soldiers who have been killed or maimed for life or mentally affected for life are from the lower classes of our society, so they are dispensable. Don't you know we have more important things to worry about such as buying those IPODS for our bratty little kids for Christmas? Or those expensive shoes or another stupid gewgaw for our McMansions?

If you would do an on-the-street survey of the general public, I would bet my life that they don't even have a clue how many have died in this immoral war.

[PurityOfEssence]

5. Quite Orwellian, isn't it?

Keep it at a low level and off in the distance somewhere. The fear can always be rekindled when some new law needs to be rammed through, but the people can blissfully amble on untouched by the carnage.

We're not on a wartime footing here; there's no great national sacrifice, and certainly not anything as communistic as a luxury tax. By staving off the draft, it doesn't touch the lives of those who are important, and remember: in capitalism, the only crime is being without capital. Hell, I'm a capitalist, but only a thug or a moron would be one without MANY market-substituting safety nets.

You are so correct, and it's just downright depressing.

It's all them damn rakis' faults; the got in our way. As Dick Cheney likes to say, the good lord just didn't happen to always put oil under decent regimes...

[Arianrhod]

6. I'm afraid I tend to agree with you.

I think most Americans--even a significant number who voted for Kerry--are in favor of this war, at least to the extent that they are not actively against it. The killing of innocents means little to them, especially unknowns so far away, but often even when it is someone from their own family. (They mollify themselves with patriotic jingoism.) It's hard to turn that kind of a tide.

I believe, however, that we must continue to walk in the light, regardless of what dark path the country chooses to follow.

[malachi]

7. Every Xmas the local Phila. TV stations play touchy/feely videos

from GIs stationed overseas wishing their families back in the US happy holidays. I have yet to see one from Iraq. Nobody notices. Nobody cares.

[GOPBasher]

8. 1304 families will never see their child again, because of a LIE!