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January 4, 2008

Iraq

By mcjoan

So it's 2008 and tonight the voting starts to elect a new president. But it might as well be 2004, or 2005, 2006, or 2007 in Iraq.

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by mcjoanThu Jan 03, 2008 at 03:35:31 PM PST

So it's 2008 and tonight the voting starts to elect a new president. But it might as well be 2004, or 2005, 2006, or 2007 in Iraq.

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Three US soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the US military announced on Thursday, making them the first American casualties of the new year....

[And lest we forget]...The year 2007, however, proved the deadliest year for the US military since the invasion, with at least 896 soldiers killed.

Condolences for the families of those three soldiers, and for the 896 who start the new year bereft. And for all of the 3,907 families who will have a hole in their lives for as long as they live.

Unfortunately, we've  pretty much passed the point that this Congress can effectively do anything to end the Iraq debacle. Bush got his wish, and the war won't end on his watch. But the next president must end it, and it has to be our job to make that happen.

So whoever emerges victorious from the next few weeks of voting, you're on notice. Iraq still matters. And those 3,907 lives matter. The life of every single soldier who manages to make it home matters, more than anything else.



Submitter: Robert Sargent

Submitters Bio:
Robert Sargent is co-owner of a Washington State commercial printing company with operations in Seattle and Redmond. He has an Economics degree from the University of Washington and occasionally plays alto sax with the Husky alumni band. An amateur economist, investor and photographer, and fiscally conservative moderate at heart, Robert has been a "yellow-dog Democrat" since the Bush administration "began screwing up the world beyond repair". Active in local and national political races, Mr. Sargent ("Sarge") was a delegate for John Kerry and is now supporting Barack Obama. A news and politics junkie and occasional workaholic, his non-work time is spent (not in order) with his wife of 17 years and 2 kids, blogging in front of the TV, reading, cooking, spectator sports (NCAA hoops & football, MLB, NFL) taking pictures, and participating in a famously progressive Presbyterian church.

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