BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The war in Iraq saw two milestones Tuesday that reflect the country's path toward democracy and its human toll as officials said the referendum on a draft constitution passed and the number of U.S. military deaths reached 2,000.
CNN's count of U.S. fatalities reflects reports from military sources and includes deaths in Iraq, Kuwait and other units assigned to the Iraq campaign.
I WONDER WHY THAT IS???
Among the latest casualties, an American soldier was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb, and a roadside blast killed two Marines in combat Friday near Amariya in the western Anbar province, according to the U.S. military.
President Bush, speaking to military spouses at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, said the best way to honor the dead would be to complete the mission in Iraq. "We've lost some of our nation's finest men and women in the war on terror," Bush said. "Each of these men and women left grieving families and left loved ones back home. Each of these patriots left a legacy that allowed generations of their fellow Americans to enjoy the blessings of liberty."
CNN's count of U.S. fatalities reflects reports from military sources and includes deaths in Iraq, Kuwait and other units assigned to the Iraq campaign.
The U.S. military does not publish an up-to-date running tally of deaths.
I WONDER WHY THAT IS???Among the latest casualties, an American soldier was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb, and a roadside blast killed two Marines in combat Friday near Amariya in the western Anbar province, according to the U.S. military.
President Bush, speaking to military spouses at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, said the best way to honor the dead would be to complete the mission in Iraq. "We've lost some of our nation's finest men and women in the war on terror," Bush said. "Each of these men and women left grieving families and left loved ones back home. Each of these patriots left a legacy that allowed generations of their fellow Americans to enjoy the blessings of liberty."
Since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, more than 15,000 American service members have been wounded in the conflict, according to the Defense Department.
According to CNN's tally, 2,194 coalition troops have died in the war.
7 comments:
because they don't want to give the anti-america peace-nik left any ammo. they learned their lesson in Viet Nam that the left wing america haters use death tallies to crap on the mission and embolden the enemy. To the credit of the military they are not going to provide a tally because to them the first soldier killed is just as important as the 2,000th. The anti-bush-anti-american protesters who want the US to lose in Iraq will only use these tallies as a reason to withdrawl and leave without achieveing the goal.
The military understands better than the public that casualties will happen in any military opperation and they accept this necessary evil (notice how a majority of military families support Bush and the mission in iraq)
What does Bush have to do with this? This isn't an "anti-bush-anti-american" post. Stick with what I'm talking about here. And by the way, I am not even going there with you.
I just think the public deserves to know what is going on and how many men and women we have lost so we can grieve for them and their families and think of them on Veteran's Day which is in a couple weeks.
Bush was not my point either the point was the people who want to see america fail (for what ever reason but I think its mostly because they hate Bush) in iraq will use running tallies as rallying points to further their call for the US to pull out and fail in iraq.
Don't worry the media will provide the number of deaths to the public but the military does not need to provide fodder to the people who would prefer that they fail. The military also does not provide tallies of enemy dead either so at least they are consistant.
I agree we should all show respect to all of those who have given their lives so that we can live in the greatest and free-est country on earth.
FYI: Veterans Day celebrates those serving and those who served. Not the dead.
Memorial Day is the day for grieving and thinking about those we lost in service.
I'll celebrate it any way I want to. Dead or living veterans.
It's the thought that counts...how many people in this country don't think about our veterans? A lot...
Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day in commemeration of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I, is the anniversary of the ending of World War I. In the United States it is celebrated as a federal holiday on November 11. Veterans Day has been observed annually on this date since 1978, except for a brief period when it was celebrated on the fourth Monday of October.
Following World War II, the name of the holiday was changed (enacted June 1, 1954) to Veterans Day to honor those who died in all American wars. The day has since evolved to primarily be a time of honoring living veterans who have served in the military during wartime or peacetime, partially due to competition with Memorial Day, which primarily honors the dead.
Thanks for the history lesson
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