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Just as the left loves homeless people--such great street theatre!--they have made shameless use of those who died serving our country in Iraq. Don't confuse their reporting on the 2000th death of an American soldier in this heroic struggle for freedom in Iraq and safety for America with genuine mourning.

"The anti-war Left couldn't wait for the death of the 2,000th soldier in Iraq," writes Michelle Malkin. "Peace activists have been gearing up for protests, vigils, and other events this week to mark the completely bogus milestone. Why 2,000? Was the 2nd or 555th or 1,678th death not as worth mourning as any other death with nice round numbers?

"Cindy Sheehan barely contained her macabre lust for the spotlight in preparation for the artificially constructed, media-hyped occasion. 'I'm going to go to Washington, D.C., and I'm going to give a speech at the White House, and after I do, I'm going to tie myself to the fence and refuse to leave until they agree to bring our troops home,' Sheehan told a reporter last week as the death count neared her lottery number pick."

May we offer prayers for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and for those they have left behind. Like Casey Sheehan, many had signed up for a second tour of duty and knew that they served in the cause of freedom.