97% of U.S. deaths in Iraq came after ‘Mission Accomplished.’»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/24/97-of-us-deaths-in-iraq-came-after-mission-accomplished/

97% of U.S. deaths in Iraq came after ‘Mission Accomplished.’»

As the U.S. death toll in Iraq reached 4,000 over the weekend, AFP notes a statistic just as sobering:

At least 97 percent of the deaths occurred after US President George W. Bush announced the end of “major combat” in Iraq on May 1, 2003, as the military became caught between a raging anti-American insurgency and brutal sectarian strife unleashed since the toppling of Saddam.

Despite the losses, Bush on the eve of the war’s fifth anniversary defended his decision to invade Iraq, vowing no retreat as he promised American soldiers would triumph despite the “high cost in lives and treasure.”

[Breeze54]

1. I'll bet all those warmongers are patting themselves on the back today!!!!

Mission Accomplished!!! :sarcasm:

:puke:

:grr:

[Solly Mack]

2. and the piece of shit will strut off into the sunset, safe in his happy place

some people will breathe a sigh of relief


While in the real world...
... others will continue their struggle to put the pieces of their lives back together, struggling just to survive another day...all because America is too afraid of admitting their President is a criminal and doing something about it.

[Supersedeas]

3. shhhh, the GoP Cable Media has important celebrity and poll generated 'news' for us

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. And the administrations response......

SO?:mad:

[babylonsister]

5. Yup. Now there's a quote for the history books.

:grr: