Go figure

Noboby could have anticipated, etc.

As the U.S. military recorded its 4,000th death in Iraq...President Bush spoke about the death toll, saying, "One day, people will look back at this moment in history and say, 'Thank God there were courageous people willing to serve, because they laid the foundations for peace for generations to come.' "

Even as he spoke, the situation on the ground was rapidly worsening.