The 4,000 mark

The US military announced 4 more deaths of US service members tonight. Doing so brought the total number of US service members killed in Iraq while serving in the illegal war to 4,000.

Nearly every week brings news of one or more service members killed in the illegal war and, on a day when people pay attention, it's noted for a second, maybe two.

On many days, it's not noted at all.

That's how the number gets to 4,000.

That's how the number will now suprass 4,000.

At some point, Americans need to ask themselves what number they're fine with? What's the magic number that causes you to say "Enough!"

Until the majority of the country moves from "the Iraq War needs to end," to "End the Iraq War!" the number will continue climb.

Nearly 2 million Iraqis have died during the illegal war.

Nearly 30,000 US service members have been wounded.

The new talking point from the corporatist 'peace' movement is, "Imagine what the money could have been spent on!"

It figures that the Panhandle crowd would have zoomed in on money.

But imagine what the 4,000 dead would have done? They would have come home.

They're not coming home now.

Is it going to take another 4,000 for Americans to demand the illegal war ends now?

As long as you're kind-of, sort-of opposed to the illegal war, as long as you're okay with giving your money to a Panhandle Media that refuses to cover an ongoing, illegal war as something that matters, you're getting what you deserve.

Find your respect, demand the Iraq War ends now.