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What the War In Iraq is really about.
War is over if you want it
Sorry people, I'm completely sucked into this Ron Paul thing. Merry Christmas!
Iraq, Afghan Vets at Risk for Suicides
“The ongoing research reveals that at least 283 combat veterans who left the military between the start of the war in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, and the end of 2005 took their own lives.”
Rudy's Four Horsemen
Giuliani to bomb everybody if elected. Iran, Palestine, Syria, Massachusetts, etc.
A Bunch of Phony US Soldiers
“Brian Chevalier was going to reenlist but decided against it before he was killed on March 14 during our first mission in Baqubah. His phony life was celebrated in a phony memorial where everyone who knew him cried phony tears.”
Congressional Representation Or "Ass-Kissing Little Chickenshits"?
MoveOn’s response to a congressional vote condemning their recent NYT / Patraeus ad. This is apparently going into the Times sometime over the weekend…
My baby's so sweet :-)
My sister and her daughter—whom I've seen very little of in the past three years due to her husband’s multiple Iraq deployments—singing a beautiful song. An interesting contrast to the deeply upsetting Patraeus report videos I've been watching all day.
FOX Attacks Iran [foxattacks.com]
Wow. I've tried to stay away from politics here lately but this is pretty crazy.
Philosophy of numbers
“So there you have it — lack of units in programming languages and the war in Iraq have a common cause: the lack of correct philosophy on numbers taught in schools.”
Iraq War Hampers Kansas Cleanup [kcbs.com]
“The Kansas National Guard has about 40 percent of the equipment it is allotted because much of it has been sent to Iraq.”
Memorial honoring fallen soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan runs out of room [fortwayne.com]
“In a grim sign of the times, the ‘Wall of the Fallen,’ set up by House Republican leaders in June, is almost full. The mounting death toll has forced U.S. House staffers to study how to reconfigure the display to squeeze in more names.”
Pop Quiz on the situation in Iraq [truthdig.com]
I've been looking for a essay-sized historical account of the Shiite/Sunni conflict for a long time now. A former Marine intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector lays out what appears to be a fairly comprehensive story over three pages.
I don't know how I will tell my wife
“I know that there are those out there who would have me go AWOL or refuse to deploy. I cannot do that. I have a family to feed, and soldiers to take care of. I can do neither from prison.”
Lose, Lose, Lose
“You and I — private citizens not in uniform — are asked to do nothing but fret. The sacrifice expected of us is, once again, minimal. Enjoy your iPhones.”
After Pat's Birthday
Editor’s note: Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.
Former Head of U.S. Central Command Blasts Administration Over Iraq
Insane: “And so it seems to me that the Defense Department not only needs to think about disengaging in Iraq, but to develop the contingency plans if you wind up with a full-scale insurgency in, say, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or if these people redoub
Rumsfeld cancels trip after accusations (of war crimes)
Rumy won’t be visiting germany any time soon..
NY Times: Few but Organized, Iraq Veterans Turn War Critics
People would just come up to me and say, ‘How'd you lose your arm?’ “ Mr. Acosta said. "And I'd say, ‘In the war.’ And they would be like, ‘What war?’ ”
Iraq war bites into US business
US product boycots in EU and CA due to Iraq war. Maybe people will start paying attention now that we're losing money instead of just lives.