US Death Toll in Iraq passes 1000 mark

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U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Reaches Grim Milestone

Tue Sep 7, 7:03 PM ET
By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American death toll in Iraq topped 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after President Bush launched the war that has become a central issue in the November U.S. presidential elections.

U.S. casualties in Iraq have surged in recent weeks, particularly among Marines, as Washington fights a guerrilla war that has no quick end in sight.

Bush's Democratic rival John Kerry--a decorated Vietnam War veteran--called it "a tragic milestone."

I couldnt agree more. We need to get the heck outa Dodge...