A bittersweet milestone...

First of all, record numbers of Iraqi's approved their new constitution. That, alone, should have been the news of the day! It just happened to coincide with the 2000th death of an American serviceperson. The news media made such a big deal out of this artificial number. Actually, tens of thousands of people have perished in this war. Then add in those who were maimed and disabled and you get quite a toll. All wars are messy and destructive!

It is clear that a majority of people there want Democracy. Now the task is to get those selfish few idiots to stop blowing themselves and others up! Hopefully the majority of people there realize the futility of these acts. I don't personally believe we should "cut and run", but it is time for us to begin to stand down and lower our visibility there. Ultimately the fate of Iraq will be up to the Iraqi's.