The day after 9/11 France's Le Monde newspaper declared, "We are all Americans". Within a year and a half, cafeterias serving the House of Representatives started selling "Freedom Fries".
I can't help but think we had a once in a lifetime opportunity to change the world for the better and instead simply chose to crank up the war machine... again.
At present, we've spent $3.13 billion on the war in Iraq.
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
For what? 2,700 dead American soldiers and 41,000 dead Iraqi civilians (which is a conservative estimate).
http://icasualties.org/oif/
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
Well, at least we've made Halliburton and the Oil companies rich.
http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/news/earnings072205.html
What's even more amazing is, 46% of Americans STILL believe Saddam Hussein was connected to the 9/11 attacks, even though there's not a shred of proof to support that.
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1169
I'd love to know what might have been if we had an administration led by an intelligent, competent diplomat, instead of a blundering chicken hawk.
Sorry... had to rant.
Zod
I can't help but think we had a once in a lifetime opportunity to change the world for the better and instead simply chose to crank up the war machine... again.
At present, we've spent $3.13 billion on the war in Iraq.
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
For what? 2,700 dead American soldiers and 41,000 dead Iraqi civilians (which is a conservative estimate).
http://icasualties.org/oif/
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
Well, at least we've made Halliburton and the Oil companies rich.
http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/news/earnings072205.html
What's even more amazing is, 46% of Americans STILL believe Saddam Hussein was connected to the 9/11 attacks, even though there's not a shred of proof to support that.
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1169
I'd love to know what might have been if we had an administration led by an intelligent, competent diplomat, instead of a blundering chicken hawk.
Sorry... had to rant.
Zod