Question for Republicans: How Many American Deaths in Iraq are Enough?

Right now the cost of this war is over 3,000 American dead and over 419 billion spent on the Iraq War. Given the fact that the American dead in the first Gulf War was a fraction of that number, and the cost was borne by several nations, Americans were not prepared for what this war is costing us in lives and treasure.

Here is a question for Bush and his Republican supporters: how many American deaths in Iraq are enough? How much money do we have to spend in Iraq? Does the death toll have to reach 5,000; 10,000; or 15,000 before this administration decides the sacrifice isn't worth it? Do we have to spend half a trillion; a trillion; or a trillion and a half before this administration decides that trying to convince Iraqis not to kill each other isn't worth the cost?

No one in the media, to our knowledge, has ever asked a White House spokesperson this question: how many American deaths in Iraq are you willing to accept? No one in the media, to our knowledge, has ever asked a White House spokesperson what the administration calculated the American death toll to be when the administration was planning this war. Isn't it time we had a rational discussion about what this war is costing America versus the alleged benefit that we are receiving from this war being fought?