U.S. fatalities in war equal those from Sept. 11

[Roon]

WASHINGTON - Now the death toll is 9/11 times two.

U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now match those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America’s history, the trigger for what came next. Add casualties from chasing terrorists elsewhere in the world, and the total has passed the Sept. 11 figure.

The latest milestone for a country at war comes without commemoration. It also may well come without the precision of knowing who is the 2,973rd man or woman of arms to die in conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, or just when it happens. The terrorist attacks killed 2,973 victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14959937/

[pinto]

1. Damnit. A truly sad milestone.

[StraightDope]

2. Right around the same time that the US went utterly insane...

And started promulgating the idea that torture is acceptable if we do it, but if other countries do, they're somehow barbaric.

[peacebird]

3. "terrorists" sheist. If bush had dealt with this as a CRIME and not a WAR

then tens of thousands of civilians would still be alive, then hundreds of thousands of civilians would still have electricity, security, and livelihoods.

Oh yeah - and ANOTHER 2973 americans would NOT have had to DIE.

but NOOOOOOOOO - bushie had to have his little war, so he could have his pretty photo ops in uniforms and try to pretend he is a real man.

FUGWB.