by Glenn Brigaldino

Created on: December 18, 2011   Last Updated: December 19, 2011

Seasons past or to come and go

They say the war is over but not who won;
They stay mum about who soldiers on and what for;
It is the season we are told to merry;
But who can forget all those buried?
Headlines to recall such as a string of bombings claimed the lives of six U.S. soldiers in and around Baghdad;
Or at least 54 Iraqis died on a Tuesday in bombings, officials said, including a coordinated strike;
A staff sergeant cited saying, “In the back of your mind you think about it, but there are no holidays in Iraq";
Nobody remembers counting how many kids now supposed to celebrate, without a dad.
In one endless December, the U.S. military said seven more American soldiers had died, pushing the U.S. military death toll for the month to 90. With five days remaining in the month;
Nothing to celebrate after three coordinated car bombs in western Baghdad injured at least 55 people, taken to Yarmouk hospital;
Meanwhile, American troops hunting house-to-house for Shiite militia leaders, the spokesperson matter-of-factly described Christmas as just another day in Iraq.

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