Random numbers? Hardly. These are the latest counts of American dead, American wounded and estimates of the Iraqi casualties of the current war in Iraq.
The hubris wrought by this war goes further than dollars and mountains of debt. It is mocked by the graves, the maimed and the lives that will never be the same.
Now that we’ve been entrenched in this morass for so many years, it will be beyond difficult to get out. This election seems to be hinging on so many issues except this war. Yeah, the issues relate to the war – the debt we suffer because of the war DOES effect the economy, but despite the selling of the surge, we are a long way from home.
Despite how you feel about all this, this war should be a paramount issue in this election. We can’t allow obfuscation. We must insist on the real cost, both economically and in the human psyche.
What will those running for President do to undo the damage in foreign relations and out standing with the rest of the world? I do believe our relations can be salvaged, but I’d like to hear what these folks think they can do.
Mostly, I don’t want us (myself included) to forget that a lot of people have died and are suffering because of all this.
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March 27, 2008 at 5:13 pm
[...] Lot Says This: 27 03 2008 4,004 30,000 100,000 Random numbers? Hardly. These are the latest counts of American dead, American wounded and [...]
March 27, 2008 at 8:40 pm
a frightening # and no it seems like with all the backbiting the war has drifted to the back. A Humboldt National Guard Unit just got their marching orders today, or at least that’s when I heard about it. The democrats we elected to office have been ineffectual. Notice that the number keeps rising.