US Nears 4,000 Dead in Iraq

[nhboy (Premo)]

"BAGHDAD — Sometime soon, the U.S. military will suffer the 4,000th death of the war in Iraq.

When the 1,000th American died in September 2004, the insurgency was just gaining steam. The 2,000th death came as Iraq held its first elections in decades, in October 2005. The U.S. announced its 3,000th loss on the last day of 2006, at the end of a year rocked by sectarian violence.

The 4,000th death will come with the war further out of the public eye, and replaced by other topics on the front burner of the U.S. presidential campaigns.

Analysts say the 4,000 dead, while an arbitrary marker, could inject the war debate back into the campaign season, particularly with the war's fifth anniversary on Thursday. Or, with overall violence lower in Iraq, the milestone could pass with far less public discussion than in past years.

Last year was the deadliest for American troops in Iraq, with 901 troops killed. As of Sunday, at least 3,988 Americans have died in Iraq."

US Nears 4,000 Dead in Iraq - Politics on The Huffington Post

[ImnoMensa]

NHboy and Forrestal will be dancing in the streets when this happens. Hopefully in the middle of 235 when the base lets out.

[forestal]

but we lose that many people to martian death rays every year, so what's your point?

Originally Posted by nhboy

"BAGHDAD — Sometime soon, the U.S. military will suffer the 4,000th death of the war in Iraq.

When the 1,000th American died in September 2004, the insurgency was just gaining steam. The 2,000th death came as Iraq held its first elections in decades, in October 2005. The U.S. announced its 3,000th loss on the last day of 2006, at the end of a year rocked by sectarian violence.

The 4,000th death will come with the war further out of the public eye, and replaced by other topics on the front burner of the U.S. presidential campaigns.

Analysts say the 4,000 dead, while an arbitrary marker, could inject the war debate back into the campaign season, particularly with the war's fifth anniversary on Thursday. Or, with overall violence lower in Iraq, the milestone could pass with far less public discussion than in past years.

Last year was the deadliest for American troops in Iraq, with 901 troops killed. As of Sunday, at least 3,988 Americans have died in Iraq."

US Nears 4,000 Dead in Iraq - Politics on The Huffington Post

[nhboy (Premo)]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

NHboy and Forrestal will be dancing in the streets when this happens. Hopefully in the middle of 235 when the base lets out.

Not hardly you timorous twit. Article posted to get people like you to put down your Reader's Digests and Peoples magazines and remember the troops who are still coming home in body bags albeit at a slower rate than before.

[PsyOps]

Things are going so well in Iraq The Huffington Post has to find a blogger willing to predict something that hasn't happened yet. So desparate to create bad news for lack of any REAL news.

[PsyOps]

Originally Posted by nhboy

Not hardly you timorous twit. Article posted to get people like you to put down your Reader's Digests and Peoples magazines and remember the troops who are still coming home in body bags albeit at a slower rate than before.

Albeit in such starkly smaller numbers than any war in the past, folks like you and Fauxrest can't see past your politics to realize this is a success story in our abilites to fight wars. I pain at just one American death, but I am also able to see how our ability to reduce death as a mark of military success. It's a stinking shame all you can see is "news" like this to further your political agenda.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by nhboy

albeit at a slower rate than before.

That's good news, not bad news.

[nhboy (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

That's good news, not bad news.

Of course it is!

[PsyOps]

Originally Posted by nhboy

Of course it is!

Well, I'm glad to see you agree.

[cwo_ghwebb]

Originally Posted by nhboy

Not hardly you timorous twit. Article posted to get people like you to put down your Reader's Digests and Peoples magazines and remember the troops who are still coming home in body bags albeit at a slower rate than before.

If you want us folks to read what you read, then give us barf bags. Quote the death rate from Korea, Vietnam or other "President's Wars", and then come back and report your findings.

Get yourself an education and read something other than what affirms your beliefs that this horrible country would be so much better if only Socialists were in charge.

Then go out and get your first beer.