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Senate Minority Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on U.S. casualties in Iraq: "Nobody is happy about losing lives but remember these are not draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers." Oh, well.  That makes it okay, I guess.

Nope: Nearly six out of every 10 military families disapprove of Bush’s job performance and the way he has run the war, rating him only slightly better than the general population does. And among those families with soldiers, sailors and Marines who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, 60% say that the war in Iraq was not worth the cost, … Read More

As if the threat of getting blown up is bad enough, our soldiers in Iraq have to contend with uniforms with — I am not making this up — "crotch durability problems"….

In Iraq: With American military successes outpacing political gains in Iraq, the Bush administration has lowered its expectation of quickly achieving major steps toward unifying the country, including passage of a long-stymied plan to share oil revenues and holding regional elections. Instead, administration officials say they are focusing their immediate efforts on several more limited but achievable goals in the … Read More

A diarist at Kos makes an observation: The news this morning is full of signs of peace settling over Baghdad as increased troop levels help to quiet the insurgency. Officials said privately that they hoped to foster a sense of normalcy and encourage limited travel to Iraq, particularly by business people and aid workers. They mentioned that Baghdad International Airport … Read More

I don’t care if you are for or against the war in Iraq — this is just plain wrong: The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments. To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in some cases. … Read More