Wednesday, October 26, 2005

MILESTONE/MILLSTONE
"U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Boylan, director of the force's combined press center, wrote in an e-mail to reporters, "I ask that when you report on the events, take a moment to think about the effects on the families and those serving in Iraq. The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone. It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives."
And my only reply is yes, Colonel, I am one of those who have an ulterior motive. I want to know for what, in the name of holy hell, these 2,000 Americans, plus Brits, and also tens, if not hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, gave their precious lives.

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