How do we know the war in Iraq isn't over? We read it in the Army Times:
When President Bush declared on May 1 that major combat operations had ended in Iraq, there was little discussion of what he meant. for all practical purposes, it seemed the war was over.
It is not.
Since the President made his statement to waves of applause from sailors aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln, 45 American servicemen have died in Iraq. Commanders say there is much more fighting ahead.
The total number of American deaths in Iraq since the war began march 19 is 183, according to the pentagon’s count. the number stood at 138 on may 1; two weeks ago it was at 171.
Although large parts of Iraq are relatively peaceful and u.s. military control overall is not in doubt, an amalgam of shadowy resistance forces, including unknown numbers of non-Iraqi fighters, are carrying out almost daily hit-and-run attacks against the American occupation forces.
We'll believe it's over when we read about it in the Army Times, an excellent source for military news.
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