"Cool your britches, bitch."
March 19, 2007 marks the four year anniversary of the Iraq War.
Since 2003:
3,144 American Soldiers,
2,944 Iraqi Soldiers,
and 52,187 Iraqi civilians
have been killed due to military intervention in Iraq.
(Source: BBC News via iraqbodycount.net)
Obviously these numbers change as each day goes by. So these numbers, which I found a week ago, have grown even more. If you work the math out, forty people a day die because of the war in Iraq.
I'm personally against the war. I can't really express how much March 19th means to me. It's a day to remember everyone who has lost their life, honor those who are willing to put their lives on the line and think about what we're doing.
PLU Peeople: I expect to see you all pass by Red Square during chapel break. If nothing else, it sure makes you think.
And to everyone participating: You guys are amazing. This event means the world to me, and it's such a great experience for me to look at the list and realize that a great deal of it is my friends. I know some of you guys are making sacrifices to be there, and I know that some of you aren't hugely political people, but it really means a lot to me. So thanks.