Whoa - THE "NUMBER' IS UP TO 2,666 THIS MORNING

[leftyladyfrommo]

And rising fast. This has not been a good week. Maybe the 666 part is fitting. And I mean disrespect by that.

www.icasualties.org/oif/ for all the facts.

And boy was it a horrible day for the Iraqis.

www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08759137.htm

Alertnet always keeps a daily list of security things that have occurred.

[savemefromdumbya]

1. and they don't get much frontpage headlines in the national media

[leftyladyfrommo]

3. No. The KC Star usually carries Iraq stuff on page 14 or 16.

But there have been a lot of complaints about it.

I wish that a certain portion of the first page would always be dedicated to Iraq and Afghanistan coverage.

[Ganja Ninja]

2. Was it Rummy that said those are all just numbers?

The sick bastard.

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. It was Tony Snow

The Mouth

[savemefromdumbya]

6. A man killed by a stingray gets headlines but

but our poor soldiers are back at page 16 and 17 if not at all. This administration treats our soldiers like s****

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. This adm. just doesn't want people to notice.

It's kind of like not showing pictures of the coffins.

[savemefromdumbya]

17. almost like playing video games

people don't know the reality of it all. As long as Bush and his supporters are on their comfy couches.

[catmandu57]

5. It's going to get worse

The only way to stop this is to get out now, we're not doing anything but getting people killed and wounded, our military degraded, our treasury depleted. It would seem that if these reptiles understand anything it's the value of a dollar, every dollar spent on Iraq is just the same as setting it on fire gone forever with no benefit to anyone, well, maybe not anyone haliburton and their subsideries are manking out pretty good.

[savemefromdumbya]

7. they want to keep a military base there and build pipelines

[catmandu57]

11. What they want and what they get

is something entirely different, I know, you know, we all know that the this was all started in an effort to control a limited resource from the rest of the world.
Like the rest of their distorted pipedream this has turned into a nightmare and like a lab monkey addicted to cocaine they refuse to let go choosing instead to accept the punishment in hopes that the reward will flow.
The trouble is we're the ones getting the bad effects, while these bastards are well insulated.

[savemefromdumbya]

14. yes they are well insulated

[Selatius]

8. We ignore the dead at our peril

If America continues to sweep the dead under the carpet, then one morning America will wake up to find a whole generation missing limbs and in wheel-chairs or mentally scarred for life if they were fortunate enough not to end up in a coffin six feet under.

[rrasile]

10. The number is up to 2666

Wow, that reminds me of when I was a small boy and playing marbles. The number is damn close to the 9/11 number so it's almost even so George Boy can call it a tie, pick up his marbles and go home to tell his daddy what a great game he had.
That's bad isn't it but how true it is. They play games with us and we pay the price.

[savemefromdumbya]

15. in the old days they were 'cannon fodder'

[bdamomma]

12. this just must be stopped

there are just no words I can say.......:cry:

[leftyladyfrommo]

13. I know - this Iraq thing is so awful there aren't any words to

describe it. Not only for our soldiers but for the poor Iraqis.

[Renew Deal]

16. What abouthe Afghan number?

That's where astonishment lies.

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. Terrible day in Afghanistan yesterday.

A bomb hit an American convoy and killed people and wounded about 29.

Worst day in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban (who now seem to be very much unfallen.) The latest figure is 333 but that number is not updated.

[uppityperson]

19. Coalition Casualties by Location Over Time

http://www.obleek.com/iraq/index.html

[uppityperson]

20. Coalition Casualties by Location Over Time

http://www.obleek.com/iraq/index.html

[bdamomma]

21. Afghanistan is just getting worse, NATO doesn't have enough

troops, and the Taliban is still in charge. :shrug:

[dogday]

22. My local ABC affiliate's phone number starts with 666

Rest In Peace my soldiers, my candle is lit for you....