Yahoo! News - 37 Troops Die on Deadliest Day in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. helicopter crashed in a desert sandstorm in the early morning darkness Wednesday, killing the 30 Marines and one Navy sailor aboard. Six other troops died in insurgent ambushes in the deadliest day for Americans since the Iraq war began nearly two years ago.

Only days before Iraq's crucial elections Sunday, militants set off at least eight car bombings that killed 13 people and injured 40 others, including 11 Americans. The guerrillas also carried out a string of attacks nationwide against schools that will serve as polling centers.

In Washington, President Bush called on Iraqis to defy terrorism and go to the polls despite relentless insurgent attacks. He said it was a "very discouraging" day when the U.S. death toll for the war rose above 1,400.

And at his press conference, the son of a bitch looked quite insane. Maniacal. Filled with glee at the thought of "spreading freedom", the cost be damned. Dead soldiers? Just a part of doing business, ya know? Instead of being somber and serious, it seemed to energize him, feed him somehow. The gleam in his eye...very frightening. His actions reminded me of someone hopped up on speed, trying to maintain an appearance of having it together, but you know he's just gonna bust any second.

James Wolcott had an interesting take in this article.

"Comfortable, hell, he's downright enthusiastic about it. He's so cocky now that he can't even fake a semblance of sorrow after hearing news that would have made most presidents turn ashen."

My God, what have we done.