This of course is something to be debated, but is really where the discussion belongs, rather than some kind of “once we reach 2,000 the war is officially a bad idea” kind of meme.

But you're expecting war opponents to think about ... complex issues and stuff.

That's just cruel.

For instance 25,000 in the revolutionary war was probably a huge percentage of the population for that period of time compared to what it would represent now.

In the end I don't think the debate should be centered around casualty counting, but in whether or not the war was neccessary, and the cost was worth it. This of course is something to be debated, but is really where the discussion belongs, rather than some kind of "once we reach 2,000 the war is officially a bad idea" kind of meme.

Good one. Glad you didn't miss the chance to get one in (knife in the back, that is)

Ken, you remind me of the "Constipated Hoot Owl"

Anyway,Ken, who wants to hear or see from you that is a leach and sponge on the whole of society. To top that off, you coward, why haven't you served our country.

You are just a Kid that really don't what the hell he's talking about.

Now let's hear some more stupid, assinine talk from you

Reading of the 2,000th American military fatality tonight, and see that we here in the UK are nearing the 100th British loss, it's hard not to notice the similarities between the soldiers and Rosa Parks, who also died today. Both Parks and the soldier...

The American military death toll in the Iraq war reached 2,000 Tuesday with the announcements of thr

Veteran:

I have read your comment several times and I want to know one thing,

Who is the “YOU” you refer to so many times?

Herb,

We all pretty much thought he was talking about you, Herb.

Who did you think he was referring to?

I have read your comment several times and I want to know one thing,

Who is the "YOU" you refer to so many times?

A select group of Americans pay, they pay deeply. If one had said (and a number did) 2 1/2 years ago that thousands of dead would happen after "mission accomplished" they would have been mocked because know it all strategists like you said the quagmire conception was dead.

Now it is a quagmire. Unlike Vetnam it involves vital interests. So we are stuck in a place with an apparently long term insurgency, massive criminality and corruption with our greatest "success" being a south ruled by Iranian influenced militias.

For the record I did support the war. And I have argued for 2 years in letters to congress critters and others that we must acknowledge problems and try to solve them. Not deny and rationalize them.

As traitors, yes traitors like you do. Those who have constantly said that all was will and everything perfect have done more to undermine this effort than all the others.

You supported the firing of Garner because the country was not ready fir ekections and he wouldn't let Chalibi decide policy, also because he took seriously the studies by the army war college and others. You celebrated Brenmer who brought in a bunch of kids with rightwing PC to run the country, you cekebrated the flat tax and claimed Iraq an advanced econony even as this was developing:

http://amconmag.com/2005/2005_10_24/cover.html

You accused Senator Clinton and others of political game playing when they called for more troops to do things like secure ammo dumps and borders, you claimed there was no such use.

Now you trivialize the death of people whose finger nail clippings are worth ten times you and your miserable family. You say it's no big deal!

It is chump. There are a lot of real conservatives in this country. We stand for values and responsibility and are willing to sacrifice. Hiostorically this has beaten the feudalism, the protection of the landed, the worship of kings and the degradation of the little people that you represent.

Your values are reactionary, they are 15th century and I would ask you to refrain from polluting our troops by mentioning them. Go dream of the ctony rewards you hope to get by saying all is wonderful.

But some of us are not afraid to look sacrifice in the face, to weep, we think it good to see flag draped coffins, to remind us. And we know how peope like you lie. It is not deaths that the American peple will not tolerate, but deaths for nothing or little. And by being a too for a partisan propaganda machine scum like you have almost certainly assured our failure.

Nor is it an indication of the worth of the mission for which these troops died. If the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, then one death is too many.

Amen. God rest their souls.