http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/11/01/a-cosmic-tear-the-mark-daily-story/ Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/11/01/a-cosmic-tear-the-mark-daily-story/comment-page-1/#comment-61547 Patrick Mulligan Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:19:02 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/11/01/a-cosmic-tear-the-mark-daily-story/#comment-61547 My mistake then. Since the sentence referenced "Mark Daily and tens of thousands of other precious souls who have lost their lives", I assumed you were speaking only of U.S. armed service members. My mistake then. Since the sentence referenced “Mark Daily and tens of thousands of other precious souls who have lost their lives”, I assumed you were speaking only of U.S. armed service members.

]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/11/01/a-cosmic-tear-the-mark-daily-story/comment-page-1/#comment-61545 George Shadroui Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:01:36 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/11/01/a-cosmic-tear-the-mark-daily-story/#comment-61545 Patrick, I appreciate your comment, but I am speaking of both Iraqi and American lives and if you read the article closely you will see that. I don't mind being corrected, but I do lament being accused of hyperbole when I am writing the facts. Patrick, I appreciate your comment, but I am speaking of both Iraqi and American lives and if you read the article closely you will see that. I don’t mind being corrected, but I do lament being accused of hyperbole when I am writing the facts.

]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/11/01/a-cosmic-tear-the-mark-daily-story/comment-page-1/#comment-61525 Patrick Mulligan Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:06:15 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/11/01/a-cosmic-tear-the-mark-daily-story/#comment-61525 I do not mean to diminish anyone's sacrifice, but there have not actually been " tens of thousands" of lives lost in Iraq. There have been 3,845 deaths, in combat or otherwise, since the day the war began. And every one of them is a tragedy with a story a lot like this one. It's in poor taste to use those tragedies as a shield to make incorrect, or at least hyperbolic, statements. I do not mean to diminish anyone’s sacrifice, but there have not actually been ” tens of thousands” of lives lost in Iraq. There have been 3,845 deaths, in combat or otherwise, since the day the war began. And every one of them is a tragedy with a story a lot like this one. It’s in poor taste to use those tragedies as a shield to make incorrect, or at least hyperbolic, statements.

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