It’s time for Kerry to air a few commercials depicting George Bush’s swaggering carrier appearance more than a year ago, standing there in a flight suit like a 5 year old on Halloween, in front of a huge sign declaring victory.
And follow that image with this:
The number of soldiers and Pentagon civilians who have died in Iraq topped the 1,000 mark yesterday, and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld declared that the insurgency is likely to turn even more violent in coming months as the fledgling nation heads toward democratic elections.
By last night, military officials said, the death tally included 998 troops and three civilian employees of the Defense Department. The milestone came after a spate of deadly attacks over the past week by insurgents.
… According to the Pentagon’s official tally, the 1,001 military and civilian casualties included 755 who were killed in action and 246 who died in such “non-hostile” situations as accidents and suicides. The number of wounded has totaled 6,916, including 3,076 who returned to duty.
