While America slept
by Col. David Hackworth (USA, Ret.)
WorldNetDaily
09/28/04
We went to war because we were told Iraq had WMD that threatened our country's security and that Saddam was a key player behind 9-11. Both have been proven to be super whoppers. We were also told that liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk with few U.S. casualties and would cost no more than a billion bucks ? which would quickly be repaid by Iraqi oil. Yet more duplicity. So far I count 1,050 American dead, 7,750 combat wounded and about 30,000 non-battle casualties. And our war costs are already close to a cool $200 billion...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40662
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
WorldNetDaily
09/28/04
We went to war because we were told Iraq had WMD that threatened our country's security and that Saddam was a key player behind 9-11. Both have been proven to be super whoppers. We were also told that liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk with few U.S. casualties and would cost no more than a billion bucks ? which would quickly be repaid by Iraqi oil. Yet more duplicity. So far I count 1,050 American dead, 7,750 combat wounded and about 30,000 non-battle casualties. And our war costs are already close to a cool $200 billion...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40662
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 28. Sep, 19:11
