How many deaths are enough?

When do we say "that's enough?" Fifteen days ago I mentioned in a letter to the editor that 1,007 American soldiers had been killed in Iraq since the start of that war. As of today the number is 1,053.

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Is there a number that is acceptable and when we reach that mark we will then say "that's enough?"

In Vietnam that number reached 58,178. Is that what we're waiting for before we say "that's enough?"

Garrey Peska

Juneau