funerals, more...

It's almost difficult to write the post below without thinking that, while deeply personal to friends and family, the deaths seem less important when one thinks of the death and suffering that is constantly happening on a broader scale.

The past weekend saw the 3rd deadliest day for American service people in Iraq since the start of the war almost 4 years ago. Over 100 Iraqis were killed in a double car bombing at an outdoor market. Almost that many students were killed the week before in a bombing at a Baghdad university. I wonder if the administration really, truly believes that an influx of more troops into Iraq will have any impact on the insurgents. Or, and to me more likely, they don't have a clue as to what will work and not work. I don't see how we can ever get out of this with any kind of victory.