WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. military deaths in theI have to admit, I'm amazed the Iraquis were even mentioned.
Iraq war has reached 2,500, the Pentagon said on Thursday, more than three years into a conflict that finds U.S. and allied foreign forces locked in a struggle with a resilient insurgency.
In addition, the Pentagon said 18,490 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war, which began in March 2003 with a U.S.-led invasion to topple President Saddam Hussein.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been killed.
Cue the Republican spin machine: "Liberals are filled with glee to hear this statistic, etc, etc."
May they rest in peace.
Waveflux has more.
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