Wednesday, August 20, 2008

McCain's Lying About "Victory" In Iraq


I'm getting a little sick of McCain claiming victory in the Iraq war. The fact is that 238 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq this year -- 17 so far this month. To me, that is an unacceptable figure. The total number of U.S. deaths is now 4,144 and is climbing higher each day we stay there.

The truth is that this is not even a war. It is an OCCUPATION of a country that wants us to leave. An occupation is not like a formal war. Occupations are not winnable, especially if you're not willing to submit enough troops to do the job properly. It would take over a half-million troops if we really wanted to pacify Iraq -- maybe more.

But Bush (and McCain) don't really care about Iraq. They just want to make sure their rich oil buddies get the Iraqi oil, and if it costs a few hundred American lives each year, they don't really care.

A real victory in Iraq is not possible, and I don't think that oil is worth a single American life. It's time to really show some support for our brave and loyal troops. It's time to bring them home to their families.

Personally, I think it's also time to impeach the liars that got us into this mess, and then turn them over to the World Court to be tried for their war crimes. It's what they deserve. And yes, I'm talking about Bush and Cheney.

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