Just Another Day in Iraq

At least 7 Marines dead today, pushing the total KIA over 1800.

It's depressing that the reporting on troop casualties goes up when there are nice round numbers to report and down at other times. Every death should be a reminder of the insanity of this unnecessary war, and how we're completely incapable of setting it right for the near future. Maybe Iran can fix the whole mess we've gotten ourselves into. Yeah, that'd be fantastic.

Interestingly enough, 6 of the Marines killed in this attack came from Ohio, where another Iraq War veteran is up for election today to the Congress. I hope the residents of Hamilton County see the worthiness of having someone who's been in Baghdad, in combat, having an active role in determining the correct course of action. Then again, we could always listen to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, who calls people who volunteer for service in the shooting gallery that is Iraq "staff pukes." Nice. Way to defame the entire military in two words, dickhead.