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97 Percent Of Iraq Deaths Came After “Mission Accomplished”
March 24, 2008
Yesterday, we hit you with the sobering news that the U.S. death toll in Iraq has reached the 4,000 mark. [Mic Check]
And while we hate to do this, we’ve got a new piece of information that may be just as difficult to swallow. The AFP is reporting that “at least 97 percent of the deaths occurred after US President George W. Bush announced the end of “major combat” in Iraq on May 1, 2003, as the military became caught between a raging anti-American insurgency and brutal sectarian strife unleashed since the toppling of Saddam.”
One hundred and forty American servicemembers died before May 1, 2003, out of a total 4,000.
Despite the losses, President Bush defended his decision to invade Iraq on the eve of the war’s fifth anniversary, vowing no retreat as he promised American soldiers would triumph despite the “high cost in lives and treasure.”
Casualties, meanwhile, continue to mount. American forces have just experienced the most violent two-week period in Iraq since September 2007. Twenty five soldiers have been killed in the past two weeks. [Vet Voice]
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Keep the truth about this war an open book. It’s about time for the truth like this article to be put on billboards across our nation. McCain talks about our moral responsibility in retreating, what about our great moral failure in getting into this needless war. Let’s have more articles on “what does Bush mean by victory.?”
— Luke M Drescher - Mar 26, 02:44 PM - #