Author: Ben Dalgetty
Monday, March 24, the US military death toll in Iraq passed the 4,000 mark. The milestone was met after a patrol vehicle was blown up by a bomb in Baghdad, killing four American soldiers. The war in Iraq, which began on March 20, 2003 had “major combat” end on May 1, 2003. However, at least 97 percent of military deaths have occurred since President Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. In an interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney said “the biggest burden is carried by President Bush and . . . that the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan volunteered for duty,” the Huffington Post reported. President Bush reiterated his support for the war and said “I have vowed in the past, and I will vow so long as I’m president to make sure that those lives were not lost in vain, that, in fact there is an outcome that will merit the sacrifice,” according to the Post.
Democratic leaders continue to question the war in Iraq, but so far have failed to legislate troop decreases. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “Americans are asking how much longer must our troops continue to sacrifice for the sake of an Iraqi government that is unwilling or unable to secure its own future.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid echoed this sentiment and said that the U.S. needs to get out of an “endless civil war and make America more secure,” the Post reported.
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