2000

That's the number of U.S. troops who have now died in Iraq.

That figure doesn't include:

Hundreds of U. S. civilians (mostly contractors) who are dead

Hundreds of dead troops from other nations

Thousands upon thousands of Iraqi troops and civilians gone

Over 15,000 wounded U.S. service personnel

Thank goodnes the president is planning yet another speech to explain why.

And Democrats aren't being much help either.