Saddam Is Dead, Well So Are:

As posted by GlobalSecurity 3,002 American Service Personal with 22,401 Wounded. Now, as I write this, iCasualties is posting 2997 KIA’s and 22,057 Wounded as are CNN this morning as well as local stations.

As to the U.S. Military Casulties, no matter what count above you believe, by the stroke of midnight tomorrow 12-31-06, while many will be popping the corks on champagne bottles and kissing and singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’, the 3000th Military death mark will have been passed. It already has, as far as I’m concerned, because nobody seems to be counting the deaths that have occurred, as a direct result of Iraq, after being extremely wounded but no longer In-Country, or having long left and died of injuries or complications from, as well as the Suicides of Military Personal, reported and non reported, that have occurred after returning or facing orders to Iraq for first, second, third, or forth tours In-Theaters, Iraq and Afganistan!

And as this is a so called ‘War On Terrorism’ that 3000th number is long past if adding in the deaths and maimings of Afganistan!

There also are a minimum of 52,139 to a maximum 57,707 innocent Iraqi’s as posted on the Iraq Body Count Site,on I believe as do they the low end, to the 655,000 estimated by the Lancet Report. Thing about War is one never really knows how many Innocents were killed and maimed during or as a result of because the deaths and maimings continue long after any hostilities are ended, for years!

A number of Groups, in coalition, are calling for us to Bear Silent Witness of Honor to another troubling milestone, the number 3000th Military Death in this War in Iraq, and to make a statement of "Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar,", you can click on that link to find an already planned event near you or add your own event so others in your area can find the location and join in. You can find Resources and Event Ideas HERE

We must bear witness to this tragic milestone, even though many people are already beginning their celebrations of the new year. And when we do take action on this occasion, we must remind others that hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children, women and men have also died in this outrageous war and occupation. Our call to end this war and to bring all the troops home now must be heard in every corner of the country! The killing must stop.

What I would like to see, though I probably will not stay up, is at the Stroke of One Second Past Twelve Midnight tomorrow night that Huge Portions Of, or the Whole Time Square Crowd ‘FALL SILENT’ with Lite Candles, in Silent Prayer or Thought, of Peace and Respect for the Deaths and Maimings We Have Caused In Iraq To The Iraqi People and Our Own Military Personal because of the Greed and Wants of a Handful of Extremely Misguided Group which will cause this Nation and the World long lasting Extremely Negative Results!!

Saddam Is Dead, Was All This, And Continuing, Worth That????

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