3 Years-- What has it wrought?

Submitted by Adam Koch on March 17, 2006 - 11:45am.

As Yogi Berra might say, "It's like deja vu all over again."

Yesterday's air strike on bases outside Samarra nearly 3 years to the day of the Iraqi invasion, left me once again feeling like we're retracing the same ground over and over again. With every change in tactic, and every reassurance by the Bush administration that we need to "stay the course" it becomes clearer and clearer that the only sane course of action is to call for the immediate, safe withdrawal of our forces.

This Sunday marks the third anniversary of the Iraq debacle, and offers a good opportunity to again note what this war of choice has wrought: 2,300 US Soliders killed, 16,000 wounded, at least 30,000 and possibly over 100,000 Iraqi civilians killed and nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars spent. Despite all this, here we are three years later, launching our biggest attack on Iraq since "Shock and Awe."

Blame for this catastrophe starts at the top, and is one reason why Jonathan Tasini is calling for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney. But those, like Senator Clinton, who voted for and continue to endorse the war also must be held accountable, and on this third anniversary we once again ask for your support in showing Senator Clinton and others that their failures will not be forgotten.



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