Monday, May 09, 2005

Counting Dead Bodies

We haven't seen a total of enemy bodies slain in a long while. Are we headed down the slippery slope of history to repeat our Vietnam daily body count comparisions a la VC v. US troops killed?

If one is larger than the other, does it make the investment worth it?

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News of the U.S. offensive against insurgents and foreign fighters in a desert in western Anbar province came after a weekend of heavy losses for the Americans and with the Iraqi cabinet still incomplete three months after Jan. 30 elections.

Marines, soldiers and sailors backed by aircraft launched the operation, a U.S. military statement said. It did not say when the offensive started, but said 75 insurgents were killed in the first 24 hours.

On Sunday, three soldiers were killed in two roadside bomb attacks and one was killed by small-arms fire. Three Marines were killed in a suicide car bombing and a sailor died in small arms fire on Saturday, the military said.

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4 comments:

SheaNC said...

It's a good thing Bush, who never makes mistakes, has said that major combat operations ended long ago. I would hate to see what it would be like if they hadn't. Even now... "it's hard work."

Anonymous said...


(Democracy) ''is hard work.''

This from the man with the toy ranch.

When Bush says ''hard work,'' everyone is reminded that he means someone else's.

Sar said...

Shea - I had the same thought. Wonder what that "Mission Accomplished" banner would go for on E-Bay...

Anonymous said...


"Mission Accomplished" banner

A replica would make a nice addition to the up-coming Memorial Day parades, followed by 1500+ replica caskets.