AP Story this morning on hitting the 4,000 mark in Iraq: "BAGHDAD - The overall U.S. death toll in Iraq rose to 4,000 after four soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, a grim milestone that is likely to fuel calls for the withdrawal of American forces as the war enters its sixth year.
Thar she is--"grim milestone." You nailed it.
9 posted on 03/24/2008 7:33:39 AM PDT by sagmanagain
(Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.)