Not that any of the media outlets are paying much attention these days, but another 7 U.S. troops were killed in Iraq yesterday, bringing the total killed just this month to 71 and at least 3,422 since the war began.
Anyone remember this?
President Bush sought to rally Republican lawmakers around his Iraq plan Thursday, saying Iraqis are ready to “take the training wheels off” by assuming some political power.
He warned that violence is likely to worsen as that transfer approaches, and after it passes.
That was written three years ago today.
I live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI with my wife Jen, our daughter Emerson, and sons Carter and Colton.
