As of 5 April 2004, 607 U.S. service members have died in Iraq.

Dear God. The last 11 soliders killed were all under the age of 25.

Chronological list of soldiers killed.
Alphabetical list of soldiers killed.

I’d not mentioned this for awhile, becuase with the one year anniversay of the start of the war, the press seemed to be talking about about casualities. But I think it’s about time now, especially with all the furor over the mercenaries who were killed. I don’t have anything to say about that situation, other than I think it is taking attention away from soldiers who were killed in the line of duty.

What frightens me the most about the situation in Iraq is that I can’t decide if the situation is more like Iran in the 70s or Afghanistan in the 80s. Neither comparion bodes well for the future of US involvement in the region, or for women’s rights.