Lest we forget

This past week, total U.S. fatalities in Iraq passed the 4000 mark.

When the total ran past 3000 on New year's Eve 2006 I, like most of the rest of the left blogosphere, marked the occasion. This time, the milestone passed with nary a mention.

That is truly sad, and represents a failing on our part. We who opposed the war from the beginning are not thereby absolved from ongoing responsibilities. We who cared and mourned the losses of American and Iraqi lives in this epic blunder are not excused from grieving today's losses by virtue of our empathy for previous victims.

Each day is a new crime, each death a new tragedy. We must not let the monotony of the bloodshed numb us to its horror.

This past week, total U.S. fatalities in Iraq passed the 4000 mark.