Today is the 2nd anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Two full years of destruction and death; how many more?

As you pause to wish all the soldiers could go home soon, knowing they won’t, don’t forget how we got into Iraq. Our President and everyone around him pushed as hard as they could. I’m certain they lied at times; you can say they mislead or misjudged — why is a fool a better leader than a liar?

Remember that after the first arguments (‘a mushroom cloud’) were so clearly wrong to everyone, the arguments shifted to ‘freeing Iraqis from a brutal dictator.’ Nobody mentioned that two years ago.

Remember as well that the same people who either bungled or deceived are still in power for 3+ more years, with eyes on the environment, Social Security and we don’t know what else yet. Stay alert and informed. Don’t let them get away with more.

peace, mjh

US Troops still in Iraq – nearly 150,000
US dead – over 1,500
US wounded – over 11,500
Iraqi dead – over 100,000
Iraqi wounded – I don’t know