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Editorial: Casualties rise despite 'peace' The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News July 9 When President George W. Bush triumphantly declared on May 1 that "the United States and our allies have prevailed" in the war to topple Saddam Hussein and that major "combat operations in Iraq have ended" aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, approximately 120 American soldiers had died in that forlorn country. With the killings of two more Americans in Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. death toll in Iraq since Bush's announcement has risen to 30, with no end in sight to what is looking more and more like a guerrilla war. ... There are some glimmers of hope, such as the convening of Iraqi-led city councils around the country and the return of basic services to some locales, but the peace is far from won. Bush's constituency, the American people, seem to still support him and his war aims, but it will be interesting to see, as an election year approaches, how that popularity holds up when more Americans have died during the peace than during the war. LINKS: DAILY TIDINGS: Main | News | Sports | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. OTHER: Road Cams Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -