44,779 total non mortal casualties of U. S. Forces

[BOSSHOG]

But as bush spokesmen tony snow will tell us and their families that is just a number.

http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx

And as brave americans like limbaugh and hannity, hunkered down behind their microphone bunkers we must stay the course. Well, okay. But I gotta ask. Why? So 44,000 more can be injured? So 3,000 more can be killed? I must admit ignorance. I can not understand "conservative" logic.

[sutz12]

1. Wow, more than twice as much as we've been hearing.

6400 "Non-hostile injury" I wonder. Accidents, yes. Self inflicted wounds? That was a biggie in Vietnam.

17,000 disease.....WOW! That level compares with 19th century wars, when desease almost always outnumber combat casualties. What kind of hell hole is Iraq? Obviously a disease ridden, pest ridden, piece of hell.

[Supersedeas]

2. Shhhhh, not to be discussed until AFTER the Diebold programmed results

[gratuitous]

3. Why?

Because otherwise, it would be tantamount to admitting that they'd made a mistake. Don't you read the 10 Commandments? Thou shalt not admit adultery. Thou shalt not admit murder. Thou shalt not admit bearing false witness. God would be p-i-double ess'd at the GOP if they admitted error.

Sure, it sucks to be part of the 50,000 paying with their health or their lives, but that's a small price for George Dubya to pay. I mean, it's not like he personally knew the 53-year-old Ron Paulsen, inurned at Willamette National Cemetary yesterday. So what's everybody so sad about? Bush is still as infallible as the Pope!