Speaking for Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the 4,000-death mark a grim reminder of the enormous human cost of war in Iraq for the best and bravest in the military and their families.

• 代表民主党发言的国会众议院议长佩洛西说，4千死亡数字对军队里最优秀和勇敢的人以及他们的家属来说是个带有严酷意义的提醒，让他们不要忘记伊拉克战争带来的巨大人类生命代价。