5 long years down... ? to go

It's the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. (I always thought "anniversary" was a word that should be reserved for happy occasions. Oh, well.)

Bush, is looking on the bright side of, what most Americans consider to be, his folly and celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the surge. Woopie!

The tolls, monetary and human, of the war are higher than expected. (Have you ever noticed the death toll only ever includes American troops, and never Iraqi civilian deaths?)

All the presidential candidates are focused on the day. Both Clinton and Obama are making speeches today about the war. And McCain is in Baghdad.

American citizens haven't forgotten either.