U.S. Forces Admit One Mistake After Another
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/092604D.shtml

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1095545411401


Informant: Duane Roberts

The Bush Administration was caught red-handed in a lie by the press. Documents released by the U.S. Department of Defense claim only 8,100 Iraqi soldiers are fully trained by the U.S. occupation and are thus ready to fight and kill fellow Iraqis on behalf of the U.S. However, Bush lied to the world when said the number was nearly 100,000 fully trained Iraqis. The Bush Administration told an outrageous lie to justify the pre-emptive unilateral war and the continuing bloody occupation of Iraq.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2072

According to Jean Stimmell, "The war in Iraq, like Vietnam, is a counterinsurgency conflict becoming more controversial and unpopular over time. And in Iraq — even more than Vietnam — most combat soldiers have shot at people and many have killed. Quoting one soldier ... 'There’s just too much killing. They shoot, we return fire, and they’re all dead.' The inescapable conclusion is that we can soon expect yet another generation of traumatized soldiers to return home, their hopes and dreams for the future demolished." Our Nation should recognize the need for readjustment assistance for returning war veterans. VCS lists two resources at the end of the article below if you know a veteran who may benefit from readjustment counseling.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2085

Iraq is probably already lost, says former military-policy planner Mike Turner.

Four years from now, America will have 5,000 dead servicemen and women and an untold number of dead Iraqis at a cost of about $1 trillion, yet still be no closer to success than we are right now...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6091356/site/newsweek/


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Iraqi Girl Blog: Liar, Liar... :

I can't seem to decide what is worse- when Bush speaks in the name of Iraqi people, or when Allawi does. Yesterday's speech was particularly embarrassing.

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2004_09_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#109602421527384036
http://tinyurl.com/4omqw


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