U.S. Death Toll Tops 5000

[babsbunny]

U.S. Death Toll Tops 5000

http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1017922

icasualties.org/Iraq/index.aspx
sent by tucsonlib since 1 day 14 hours 34 minutes, published about 1 day 3 hours 6 minutes
With the loss of 4 more troops on Monday, the combined U.S. military death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan has hit 5001.

[leftstreet]

1. K&R

[magellan]

2. Heartbreaking

R.I.P.

[AndyA]

3. This is what Republicans mean when they say they're PRO-LIFE

They only want the baby to survive long enough so it can go over and get killed in one of their trumped-up wars.

They don't really care about life, they just need a continual supply of FRESH BLOOD TO DIE FOR THEIR CAUSES.

Gay people are born gay. Republicans CHOOSE to be stupid, murderous, hypocrites.

The blood of those 5,000 soldiers is on EVERY REPUBLICANS HANDS. All bear the burden of the death and destruction they've created with their lies.

RIP, troops. I'm sorry you never got the chance to live your life.

[tucsonlib]

4. Already Posted On DU

Even made the "Greatest Threads" for a short time. But thanks for the boost - It's a story still being ignored by the msm.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5767342&mesg_id=5767342

[babsbunny]

6. A repeat post?

Never happens!

[Ocracoker16]

7. The more threads calling attention to the 5000 deaths in our wars the better

I think it is important to share this grim news. It helps to remind us of the price being paid over there. Sometimes it is easy to become detached from that awful situation when the media doesn't really do in depth coverage on those slain in Iraq and Afghanistan. They might provide statistics on the number of deaths in a month and they might compare it to that month last year. The problem with that is it doesn't necessarily hit you in the heart to hear a bunch of numbers. Numbers dehumanize the tragedy.

[UndertheOcean]

5. How many Iraqis died ?

~crickets~