Most true historians wait more than four months before making such declarative statements.
You know, that "historical perspective" thing.
Now, how big a "rolleyes" smilie can one find on the net?
CNN says
"Since the war in Iraq began in March, 301 U.S. forces have died -- 192 from hostile fire, 109 from non-hostile circumstances."
So, we've been disasterously defeated right?
Debate the reasons for going; fine. I'm still needing the proof of the WMD myself.
But paint the occupation, removal of the regime and the ongoing process of rebuilding an Iraq that will eventually be governed by an ELECTED leadership rather than a family-run dictatorship as a failure after less than six months because we lost 192 Americans to hostile fire? You're blinded by either hatred or envy or maybe both.
The true message? CNN again:
"Also on Thursday, a U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division soldier was electrocuted as he hung power lines across a highway northwest of Baghdad, south of Ad Dujal, according to the Coalition Press Information Center."
For the Biblical crowd: "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends."
To me, the message is Americans died, are dying and are willing to die to help another people live free and better lives.
And there's others who will do so as well. British, Aussies, Poles, Ukrainians, Spaniards, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Romanians, Latvians, Slovakians and Lithuanians all were there at the beginning, have come since the end or are on the way. I probably missed a few, too. Apologies.
So a salute to them. And a pointed ignoring of those that just want to sit on their rears, complain and snipe at the "doers".
For the Zen crowd: Who will do the hard things? Those who can.
Be pretty interesting to have an accurate count on those the Hussein regime murdered on a monthly average basis and compare it to the number of Iraqis dying since the "end of hostilities" while in Coalition custody or accidentally when still hostile Iraqis attack Coalition forces.
