The closer the number of Americans killed in Iraq has gotten to that number, the more the lyrics to the song from Hair have been going through my head – Three-Five-Zero-Zero.
There is some controversy about what those numbers stand for in the iconic anti-Vietnam War musical. Some say it is the number of Americans who died per week, or month, at the height of the war. Others say it is the number of the first American combat troops sent into Vietnam in 1965, marking the beginning of the escalation of our involvement.
There is no controversy about what those numbers mean this time. It is the number of young, and not so young, Americans who have lost their lives to this latest military folly – the Iraq War. And even as you read this, the counting continues. Ten over the weekend, the bloodiest month ...
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