In Memory of 2,000

The death of the 2,000th U.S. soldier has occured in Iraq. James Kinlow (above) survived just six weeks in Iraq, chronicling his fears in a journal. When he learned he was going to Iraq, Kinlow wrote out his life in summary earlier this year, leaving a blank for the newspapers to fill in later: "Mr. James O. Kinlow, 35, of Holt St. died -------- in Iraq."

A roadside bomb ripped through the Humvee he was driving, killing him and three others. I wonder what he could have done with the body armor, or armored vehicles that have been requested for two years. I wonder what he'd be doing right now if his president wasn't a contemptuous simpleton.

He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.