WORZALA'S WEDNESDAY WORD 8-1-07
Today's Wednesday Word is "theory" as in "Things are getting better for our troops in Iraq, in theory. In theory Communism works, in theory."
Ahhhh Simpsons, is there any situation you can't be quoted in?
Anyway. Heard on the news yesterday that the American soldier death toll for July was 73. That's bad.
But it's the lowest for 2007. That's good.
That also means we've lost more than 73 soldiers each month for the last 5 months, including 122 in May. That's bad.
But you get your choice of frozen yogurt. Which I call Fro-gurt. That's good.
The number makes me sad because we are now more than 4 years and 4 months removed from the start of the Iraq War (March 19, 2003). We are 4 years and 3 months removed from the "Mission Accomplished" banner (May 1, 2003). We are more than 3 years and 7 months removed from the capture of Saddam Hussein (December 14, 2003). And we are now just over 2 years and 2 months removed from Vice President Dick Cheney telling us that "I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency" (May 31, 2005). And yet 73 brave Americans died this last month. 122 died in May. Around 100 died in both April and June. We have not seen a month where fewer than 50 American soldiers have died since July '06. And that doesn't even factor in Allies killed, civilians killed and those who have been injured. And then there's the cost.
This is the reality we face. It is the reality that The President needs to face. And if history has shown us anything, it is the reality that the next President (and if they're a one-term wonder, the President after them) will have to face as well.
The one minor bright spot is that Vice President Cheney has finally let reality into his bubble world, admitting this week that he was wrong about his "last throes" comment.
The man has a lesbian daughter, yet stands with a party that works to make them second class citizens. He has created his own secret document classification. He stands fast in his support for Guantanamo Bay and his dual-branch position as Vice President. He shot a man in the face and got the man to apologize for it. He doesn't care if you like him or not.
But he is willing to admit he was wrong about his statement.
Sometimes you have to take the little victories.
Ahhhh Simpsons, is there any situation you can't be quoted in?
Anyway. Heard on the news yesterday that the American soldier death toll for July was 73. That's bad.
But it's the lowest for 2007. That's good.
That also means we've lost more than 73 soldiers each month for the last 5 months, including 122 in May. That's bad.
But you get your choice of frozen yogurt. Which I call Fro-gurt. That's good.
The number makes me sad because we are now more than 4 years and 4 months removed from the start of the Iraq War (March 19, 2003). We are 4 years and 3 months removed from the "Mission Accomplished" banner (May 1, 2003). We are more than 3 years and 7 months removed from the capture of Saddam Hussein (December 14, 2003). And we are now just over 2 years and 2 months removed from Vice President Dick Cheney telling us that "I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency" (May 31, 2005). And yet 73 brave Americans died this last month. 122 died in May. Around 100 died in both April and June. We have not seen a month where fewer than 50 American soldiers have died since July '06. And that doesn't even factor in Allies killed, civilians killed and those who have been injured. And then there's the cost.
This is the reality we face. It is the reality that The President needs to face. And if history has shown us anything, it is the reality that the next President (and if they're a one-term wonder, the President after them) will have to face as well.
The one minor bright spot is that Vice President Cheney has finally let reality into his bubble world, admitting this week that he was wrong about his "last throes" comment.
The man has a lesbian daughter, yet stands with a party that works to make them second class citizens. He has created his own secret document classification. He stands fast in his support for Guantanamo Bay and his dual-branch position as Vice President. He shot a man in the face and got the man to apologize for it. He doesn't care if you like him or not.
But he is willing to admit he was wrong about his statement.
Sometimes you have to take the little victories.
Labels: Worzala's Wednesday Word
posted by Matt Worzala at
1:20 PM
1 Comments:
Nice piece, Matt. Thanks for reminding me that I need to write more blogs like this post. Democrat, Republican, or Venutian...this "folly" called the Iraqi War must cease now. Skip
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James, at 9:21 PM
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