Archive for December, 2006

December 31st, 2006 2,973 + 3,000 = …

I know, two postings in one day is rarer than lightening striking twice, but I just had to write this one down…

It just came in over the wires that the 3,000th American military death occurred in Iraq during the last week. This means that more Americans have died fighting in Iraq than the number of Americans that died on September 11, 2001. While this includes the 24 missing Americans that have yet to be accounted for from that day, the total tally does not count the deceased American troops in that forgotten conflict, Afghanistan. (more…)

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December 31st, 2006 Quotes to Consider…

While reading the online edition of the Washington Post this weekend, I came across an article about Gerald Ford titled “Ford’s Vietnam ‘No Point In Being Bitter’”, written by Bob Woodward and Christine Parthemore. In it he reflects (more…)

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