Lest we forget.

[progressoid]

Soldiers killed in Iraq: 4771
Soldiers wounded in Iraq: 32,074

Soldiers killed in Afghanistan: 2430
Soldiers wounded in Afghanistan: 11,110

Cost of war in Iraq: $788,000,000,000
Cost of war in Afghanistan: $401,000,000,000

And counting



Mission Accomplished?

[liberalmuse]

1. Um, we haven't forgotten.

But thanks.

[MedleyMisty]

2. And don't forget the other casualties

And how many people did we kill in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan? How many people were tortured? How many people were detained with no cause?

[progressoid]

4. And the loss of habeus corpus. Illegal wiretaps. Etc.

This has been pretty expensive in so many ways.

[Drale]

3. The Great majority under Bush Incorporated

Their blood is on the hands of the Republicans.

[Incitatus]

5. I don't think anyone here is saying Bin Laden's death justifies any of that/ nt

[progressoid]

9. But would we be celebrating if this had happened

on Bush's watch or if McCain had been Prez?

[Incitatus]

10. I would. nt

[blondeatlast]

6. Non-military, ordianry working men, women, and children in day care

at the World Trade Center: 2752.

[progressoid]

8. Over 900,000 people have been killed in Afghanistan and Iraq

We win!

[seabeyond]

7. no one is forgettiing. no one is forgetting how we got in this mess. no one is forgetting the lies

that got us here. no one is forgetting the torture bushco allowed