Mr. “Bring ‘em on”
Dahr Jamail, Electronic Iraq, 26 October 2005
Yesterday while speaking to a group of military wives in Washington, Mr. Bush said, “This war will require more sacrifice, more time and more resolve.”
Of course this speech of pre-emptive consolation to the news of the 2,000th death was not in vain, as the announcement came but a few hours after his speech at the air force base.
I wonder how many of those military wives recall what Mr. Bush said 1,794 dead US soldiers ago when he proudly announced, “Bring �em on” back on July 2, 2003?
Of course Mr. Bush went off yesterday about spreading freedom and laying foundations for peace as the bombs continue to drop in Iraq. He even went so far as to claim that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the head of the Iraqi resistance.
“Each loss of life is heartbreaking,” he told the wives. But how would he know? A person who was a deserter during Vietnam and who would never allow his daughters to serve in Iraq, how could he know?
So now we continue the death march towards the 3,000 mark, with the announcement of another dead US soldier bringing the official tally to 2,001. With 159,000 US soldiers in Iraq now (remember when it was 138,000?) the tally will only continue to grow.
Yet the number of dead US soldiers still pales in comparison to the number of Iraqis dying, including Iraqi police and soldiers.