A sick coincidence

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 500...

A powerful bomb exploded under a U.S. armored vehicle in
the cane fields north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing three American
soldiers and pushing the U.S. death toll in the Iraq conflict to 500.
The deaths raised to 500 the number of American service members who
have died since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq started March 20. Of
those, 346 died as a result of hostile action and 154 of non-hostile
causes, according to Defense Department figures.
Most of the deaths have occurred since President Bush declared an end
to major fighting on May 1. The death toll from the Gulf War, when an
American-led coalition drove Saddam Hussein's invaders from Kuwait in
1991, was 315.
In Afghanistan, 100 Americans have been killed, less than a third of
them from hostile fire.
Reaching the 500 threshold could again raise questions among the
American public about Bush's Iraq policy as the U.S. presidential
campaign picks up, analysts said.
"I think it's symbolic in the sense that maybe a lot of people who have
not paid attention in recent weeks ... will say 'I thought that we were
in much better shape than this,' and 'What's going on?'" said Lawrence
J. Korb, vice president of the Council on Foreign Relations and
assistant secretary of defense under former President Ronald Reagan.

...on National Sanctity of Human Life Day

As Americans, we are led by the power of our conscience and
the history of our country to defend and promote the dignity and rights
of all people. Each person, however frail or defenseless, has a place
and a purpose in this world. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we
celebrate the gift of life and our commitment to building a society of
compassion and humanity. Today, the principles of human dignity
enshrined in the Declaration of Independence -- that all persons are
created equal and possess the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness -- continue to guide us. In November, I signed
into law the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, reaffirming our
commitment to protecting innocent life and to a basic standard of
humanity -- the duty of the strong to defend the weak. My
Administration encourages adoption and supports abstinence education,
crisis pregnancy programs, parental notification laws, and other
measures to help us continue to build a culture of life. By working
together, we will provide hope to the weakest among us and achieve a
more compassionate and merciful world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W.
BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 18, 2004, as National
Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all Americans to recognize this
day with appropriate ceremonies in our homes and places of worship and
to reaffirm our commitment to respecting the life and dignity of every
human being.

How is it possible that he doesn't get called out on shit like this?

Posted by flow Frazao on January 17, 2004 at 05:34 PM | Permalink