Eleven American military personnel were killed in several clashes across Iraq, military officials said yesterday, bringing the total number of US troop deaths this month to at least 70 and putting October on track to be the deadliest month of the war in nearly two years.
—Boston Globe
How many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?–Bob Dylan, Blowin’ in the Wind
When will it ever end?
When will it ever end?–Pete Seeger, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
On May 31,2005 those insurgents were in their “Last Throes” according to our esteemed Vice President….