Was it worth it? or will we only know when the paying/pain is done.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three more Marines were killed in battle in Iraq, the military said Friday, making December the year's deadliest month for U.S. troops with the toll reaching 106.

The Marines, all assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, died Thursday of wounds from fighting in western Anbar province, the U.S. military said. Their deaths pushed the toll past the 105 U.S. service members killed in October.

At least 2,993 members of the U.S. military have been killed since the Iraq war began in March 2003, according to an AP count.
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In other news, Saddam Hussein was executed for crimes against humanity and his people, Friday night US CST. For the Iraqi people, life goes on. Lord have mercy.