Iraq
On March 19, 2003 the United States,along with Great Britain, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq with the purpose of overthrowing the regime of Saddam Hussein. The reason that the Bush administration gave to the US citizens and Colin Powell gave to the United Nations was that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was preparing to use them. Over a 21 day period, troops from these countries marched toward Baghdad and subsequently arrested Saddam Hussein. In 2005, the Central Intellegence Agency (CIA) released a report saying that no weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq.
On May 1, 2003 President George Bush announced that the mission had been accomplished and that major combat operations had ended. This was an ill-advised declaration because, as of June 2011, major combat operations continue in Iraq.
The financial cost of the war in Iraq is estimated by the National Priorities Project to be $787,136,411,937 and climbing.
While the financial cost of the Iraq war and occupation is staggering, the cost in human life in the Iraq war is massive. According to www.icasulaties.org, which gets it’s data from the Department of Defense, as of June 2011:
The number of U.S dead in Iraq is 4,472 and counting
The number of coalition dead is 318 and counting
The number of Iraq Security Forces dead is 10,091 and counting
The number of U.S wounded is 32,227 and counting
According to the Iraq Body Count (IBC) project, as od December 2010, the number of civilians killed is between 99,151 and108,234. The IBC was also given access to the Wikileaks disclosures of the Iraq War Logs and has estimated that these documents show the total number of Iraqi deaths since the 2003 invasion to be over 150,000, with about 80% being civilian.
Roy Edroso: Rightbloggers Not Having a Great “Happy 10th Anniversary Iraq War” Party
March 27, 2013 | Posted in Idea Forum, Iraq, NewHomeSlider, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
And now for some lighter reading, check out the latest from genius blogger Roy Edroso, from his excellent weekly series "Exploring the Right-Wing Blogophere" at the Village Voice: Rightbloggers Not Having a Great "Happy 10th Anniversary Iraq War" Party. Last …
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Tagged Apologies, Being Wrong, Conservatives, Daniel Pipes, Iraq, Liberals, Media, Rightbloggers, Roy Edroso, Village Voice, Warbloggers |No War on Iran Needed: Hegemon at Work
July 30, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan, Idea Forum, Iraq, Libya, Military Spending, Nuclear Arms Nonproliferation & Abolition, Nuclear Energy, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
As the sanctions tighten like a noose around Iran, the US deploys its power on Iran’s borders to discourage resistance. It’s a simple plan to slowly break their will, with Iran’s nukes as a pretext. So far it’s working. Only …
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Tagged Iran, Middle East |Tom Engelhardt sees Obama as Assassin-in-Chief “Praying at the Church of St. Drone”
June 7, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Military Spending, Nuclear Arms Nonproliferation & Abolition, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
Praying at the Church of St. Drone The President and His Apostles By Tom Engelhardt Be assured of one thing: whichever candidate you choose at the polls in November, you aren’t just electing a president of the United States; you …
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Photos of NATO-Related Events by CAPA
May 25, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan, CAPA News, Iraq, Libya, Military Spending, Nuclear Arms Nonproliferation & Abolition, Nuclear Energy, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
CAPA EVENTS IN PICTURES A collection of photographs is available here. The photo collection includes: 1) IVAW press conference (veterans preparing to return service medals) 17 May 2012 2) Counter-Summit for Peace and Economic Justice 18-19 May 2012 3) …
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NATO Free Future Counter-Summit STATEMENT
May 25, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan, CAPA News, Iraq, Libya, Military Spending, Nuclear Arms Nonproliferation & Abolition, Nuclear Energy, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
- Statement – Network for a NATO-Free Future Counter-Summit for Peace and Economic Justice Chicago, Illinois, USA May 18 & 19, 2012 A New Global Peace and Justice Movement is Rising The NATO-Free Future gathering in Chicago coincides with a …
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Learn and Spread the Word about NATO and G8
May 12, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Military Spending, Nuclear Arms Nonproliferation & Abolition, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
Photos from CAPA’s Dean Baker Talk
April 19, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan, CAPA News, Iraq, Military Spending, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
Click here for the full photo collection of Dr. Dean Baker’s discussion Need or Greed: Who’s Responsible for the Global Economic Crisis?
Damage adds up after almost 9 years of war
December 16, 2011 | Posted in Iraq, Military Spending, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of Sept. 30: More than 2,097.
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2012: Looking Forward to History
December 16, 2011 | Posted in Afghanistan, Idea Forum, Iraq, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
by Peter Deccy, Peace Action Development Director The occupy movement has strengthened the demand for corporate and government accountability. It is a rare moment in history where crisis and opportunity combine to create the potential for sweeping social and political …
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Troops coming home from Iraq
December 16, 2011 | Posted in Afghanistan, Idea Forum, Iraq, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
By years’ end, the US war and occupation of Iraq will be over. Opposing the war from the start, Peace Action participated in the February 2003 protest where tens of millions around the world voiced their opposition. Peace Action continued its …
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