Therefore, the real truth is that not one more American should be added to the 4,486 who've already died in Iraq, or the one million Americans injured out of the 2.5 million Americans who've served in both wars (the VA stopped listing non-fatal war injuries to the public so official figures are less than one million).
await. verb. 1. wait for, expect, look for, look forward to, anticipate, stay for Little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman. 2. be in store for, wait for, be ready for, lie in wait for, be in readiness for A nasty surprise awaited them.wait. If you await something, you expect it to come or happen, and you are often not intending to take some action until it comes or happens. Daisy had remained behind to await her return. We will await developments before deciding whether he should be allowed to continue.
Hope [Old English hopian (to hope)]. Anticipating something good to come in the future. (One does not hope for what one already has, though one can hope it continues.). The Bible describes what hope means, and says what it is there for. God's followers hope for God's will be done on earth as in heaven.