2,000 deaths

So, recently the "milestone" of 2000 deaths in iraq occured. It is truly sad that 2000 men and women have died there in order to protect our freedoms and our way of life. It is clear that the far left could not wait for this day to come. They were gearing up, planning their protests, vigils, etc for this day. My question is, why is the 2000th death any more important than the 1,304 death or the 403 death? Sheehan of course continues with her protest of the war my laying down in a symbolic death. And of course this time she had a huge smile on her face when she did it, just like last time she was arrested. I can't sum it up as well as Michelle Malkin, so here ya go:"The carnival-like atmosphere that surrounded her arrest at the White House last month did little to convince military families that Sheehan and her pink lingerie-clad Bush-bashing brigade have the troops' best interest at heart. Those "911 was an inside job" and "Castrate Cheney" signs didn't help much either."

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Boylan, director of the force's combined press center, is pushing back against the inevitable media tide. He deserves our support. In an e-mail to the press that should be disseminated far and wide, he properly challenged the anti-war movement's number as a phony excuse to protest.

"I ask that when you report on the events, take a moment to think about the effects on the families and those serving in Iraq," Boylan wrote on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press (which has been among Sheehan's most ardent sycophants). "The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone. It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives."
"Indeed. These are people, remember, who liken Iraqi terrorists to America's Minutemen during the Revolutionary War.
Who oppose not only the war in Iraq, but also the invasion of Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Who believe the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and at Shanksville, Pa., were a Bush conspiracy with Israel and/or Saudi Arabia.
Who applaud when left-wing professor Ward Churchill gloats about "chickens coming home to roost" and suggests that the peace movement should support the fragging of American troops.
Who use the names and images of dead American soldiers against their families' wishes to propagate anti-Bush hatred.
Who believe Saddam Hussein should be freed and Guantanamo Bay emptied.
Who carry around banners that proclaim "WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS WHEN THEY SHOOT THEIR OFFICERS."
It just makes me so sad to see what these crazy lefties are doing to this country, and the fact that the liberal media feeds into all of it.