U.S. Toll In Iraq Equals Grim Mark

[theearthisround]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml

Fueled by fierce fighting in Fallujah and insurgents' counterattacks elsewhere in Iraq, the U.S. military death toll for November matched the highest for any month of the war.

[rkc3]

1. Judging by the news - you'd think Americans weren't getting killed

let alone fighting in Iraq.

[NYC Liberal]

2. Nothing to see here.

Just put on your Bush-Approved® Rose-Colored Glasses, and everything will be OK!

[gratuitous]

3. Merely giving the people what they want

This IS what everybody who voted for George W. Bush wanted, isn't it? More military folks coming home draped in flags? That is his man date, after all.

[VolcanoJen]

4. Dupe... locking

Please continue discussion within the original LBN thread on this topic, which can be found here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1032446&mesg_id=1032446

It would be helpful if you would add your CBS News link to the other thread, theearthisround.

Thanks!

VolcanoJen
DU Moderator