2006 took us to the 3,000 mark in Iraq. 3,000 American soldiers dead. This confirmed with an announcement today from the Pentagon releasing the name of a soldier from Texas.
Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas, was killed Thursday by small arms fire in Baghdad, the Defense Department said.
3,000 now.
And counting.
The basic problem with war is that once the first body falls, for someone it is a no-win situation. Cindy Sheehan is a hero because she asked the question and refused to be brushed off. “What noble cause. Mr. President? There are now over 3,000 reasons to continue to ask that question and we all should be asking it.