U.S. Iraq war casualties reach new milestone

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I would love to hear some sort of details as to when they plan to stop this "surge" and pare back involvement.

[Diomedes]

3,980

Low monthly casualties continue..no higher than 40 since September of '07.  Seven so far this month, 76 so far this year.  To put that in perspective, there have been 20 or so individual months with greater than 76 killed since BushCheney kicked this clusterfarg off FIVE fargING YEARS AGO

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I don't know if that's good news or bad news.

[Diomedes]

Well, less dying is good.

The so-calles Surge, putting more troops on the ground is surely increasing security for everyone, and thereby reducing casualties. But the downturn in violence which was coincidental with the Surge also coincided with Al-Sadr's cease fire.  One would hope that whatever is keeping Al Sadr pre-occupied--he's undertaken studies to become an ayatollah iirc--continues to function in that capacity because it ain't just the G.I. Joe's on corners that are keeping the violence down..

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Well, less dying is good.

The so-calles Surge, putting more troops on the ground is surely increasing security for everyone, and thereby reducing casualties. But the downturn in violence which was coincidental with the Surge also coincided with Al-Sadr's cease fire.  One would hope that whatever is keeping Al Sadr pre-occupied--he's undertaken studies to become an ayatollah iirc--continues to function in that capacity because it ain't just the G.I. Joe's on corners that are keeping the violence down..

True.

I guess my concern is that the "surge" is more expensive than the national budget can truly support long-term, so I wonder how Bush plans on actually scaling back.

Then again, I guess at this point he is most likely to keep it up and make it the next President's problem.

[Diomedes]

The U.S. cannot afford the war before the Surge, much less after it.  The dollar is not weak for no reason...it's backed by China thanks to Bush's war.  Nevermind the evils of welfare...warfare is bankrupting the nation.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Nevermind the evils of welfare...warfare is bankrupting the nation.

There's no way that snippet is a Dio original.

[fansince61]

The U.S. cannot afford the war before the Surge, much less after it.  The dollar is not weak for no reason...it's backed by China thanks to Bush's war.  Nevermind the evils of welfare...warfare is bankrupting the nation.

Amen. I mean WORD

[Diomedes]

Nevermind the evils of welfare...warfare is bankrupting the nation.

There's no way that snippet is a Dio original.

If I stole it, I don't know who from.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It sounds like it could come from Ron Paul or Mike Gravel (both of whom have not conceded defeat in their respective primaries).

[Diomedes]

They're welcome to lay claim to it...

but I'm hanging onto the rights to the idea of a countrywide fleet of rolling abortion clinic RVs called Utero-Rooter...

"only two requirements for our services: 1.) you're pregant and 2.) you don't wanna be."

that one is my idea an no one elses

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Noted, and agreed.

[Diomedes]

I'm not sure whether to go the non profit route, or try to turn a buck on it

[hbionic]

They're welcome to lay claim to it...

but I'm hanging onto the rights to the idea of a countrywide fleet of rolling abortion clinic RVs called Utero-Rooter...

"only two requirements for our services: 1.) you're pregant and 2.) you don't wanna be."

that one is my idea an no one elses

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

[Phanatic]

I think the surge is working from a military perspective. Unfortunatly from a political perspective it's a cluster farg. So we'll keep paying the bill.

Unless....
Senate Committee Seeks Audit of Iraq Oil Money
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin