[saquin]

There hasn't been a US soldier killed by hostile action since Feb.19th (10 days ago). That's one of the longest stretches I can remember. I don't like even say things like this, for fear of jinxing things, but I do think we're having a profound effect on the "resistance". I just hope we can keep up the pressure as new troops are rotated in.

[PISANO]

I agree the last time I posted a NONE KILLED in ACTION for 5 days the very next day we lost several.

However any fair minded KNOWLEDGEABLE person has to conclude that our troops are doing MAGNIFICENTLY and that the number of KIA's are astonishingly low considering we TOOK OVER an entire country, defeated Saddams troops, and are eliminating terrorists and loyalists on a daily basis and within one year we are well on our way to giving IRAQ a chance at FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY the likes of which would have been UNTHINKABLY perposterous just 18 months ago. Our troops are the very best in the world and no ONE comes CLOSE............EVER!

This from an old salt who thought he was part of the best! God Bless these men and women and God Bless our President.