Mission Accomplished 0
Brendan points out that this is the 5th Anniversary of Mission Accomplished Day.
His photomontage does it the honor it deserves.
Meanwhile, at the “accomplished mission,” s(pl)urge ™ is turning to s(pl)at.
Civilian deaths reported by the Iraqi government also reached the highest levels in months as Baghdad experienced intense clashes triggered by an Iraqi government crackdown against Shiite Muslim militias.
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At least 4,063 U.S. personnel have been killed since the Iraq war began in March 2003, according to the Web site.
The level of violence has been inching up since January, after a 60 percent drop in attacks nationwide in the second half of last year, according to U.S. military figures.
