Atrios points out this nugget by Republican Congresswoman (and amateur historian) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen:
And, you know, there’s been that comparison that was made this week about World War II. Remember that the casualty count for World War II, how many lives were lost there. And each life that has been lost in Iraq is a terrible, terrible loss, but it’s only been a short amount of time.
–Length of U.S. involvement in WWII: 1,244 days
–Number of days since Bush declared “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq: 1,269
Perhaps a more favorable comparison for Ms. Ros-Lehtine would be the Seventh Crusade; that one lasted six years.