Good Morning.
Today is our 2,414th day in Iraq.
We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of antiwar.com:
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4351
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4212
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3888
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3492
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 123
Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 325
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 897
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 583
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,395
Journalists - Iraq: 335
Academics Killed - Iraq: 431
We awake this morning to a tragic day in Afghanistan.
14 soldiers have been killed in two separate helicopter crashes. One may be the result of enemy action; the other is a result of a midair collision.
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