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Dates, Days and Deaths
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| Posted by: Russ Henke |
5/27/2007 6:12 AM |
The latest Q1 2007 financial results from the
leading MCAD and EDA vendors are finally out,
and I wanted to discuss them in today's blog
entry.
But Memorial Day 2007 is upon us, just about
1487 days since the infamous declaration of
"Mission Accomplished" in IRAQ. And the
situation there is getting worse, not better.
Over 100 American GI's have been killed in May,
with 5 more days to go. Some 104 soldiers were
killed in April. The last six months have been
the most deadly six months of the war. And
thousands more GI's have been injured, many
incapacitated for life. To say nothing about
the tens of thousands of Iraqis killed and
injured. And further, there is still no end
to the IRAQ war in sight. Millions of Iraqis
have fled the country, more by the day.
And don't forget, the war in Afghanistan is
worsening as well, along with casualties there.
Yes, we have a lot to remember and grieve for
today. Our hearts go out to the thousands
of families and friends of those killed or
injured.
Of course Memorial Day is for honoring the
heroes of all past wars as well, and we should,
especially since the casualty rates of past wars
were far higher than in IRAQ or Afghanistan.
But several dates & days come to mind as we
remember. From the "Day That Will Live In Infamy"
(December 7, 1941), it took the US and its allies
about 1277 days to defeat the Nazi Axis of Evil,
and (simultaneously) some 1400 days to defeat the
Empire of Japan. The US is now some 1530 days
into the IRAQ war, and 2065 days into the war
in Afghanistan.
Oh yeah, the financial results of MCAD and EDA
vendors? I think they can wait till another day. |
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