WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George Alexander became the 2,000th soldier to be killed in Iraq when he died of wounds. President Bush noted the milestone Tuesday during an appearance at a lunch for officers’ wives at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington. He warned that more casualties are certain. Lt. Col. Steve Boylen, a spokesman for the Army, downplayed the significance reaching the 2,000 mark. In an e-mail message to reporters, he called it “an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals and groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives.” Most of the U.S. deaths in Iraq have occurred since the president declared “major combat” to be over in 2003. Car bombings and shootings have killed thousands of Iraqi civilians, and U.S. and foreign contractors and soldiers from coalition partners stationed in Iraq have also died. More than 14,000 U.S. troops have been wounded, about half of them suffering permanently disabling injuries. 
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