Today, March 19, 2009, marks the sixth anniversary of George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq, which at the time posed no threat to the U.S., and which had nothing to do with 9/11. (By the way, that's longer than our involvement in World War II.)
Since then, 4,259 U.S. troops have died in the ongoing conflict, and 31,089 have been wounded, along with countless innocent Iraqi civilians -- men, women, and children.
Per President Obama's Iraq withdrawal timeline, all U.S. combat brigades will be removed by August 31, 2010. After that date, some forces will remain behind until the end of 2011 to "train, equip, and advise the Iraqi Security Forces; conduct targeted counterterrorism operations; and provide force protection for military and civilian personnel." You know, the stuff George W. Bush said we were doing for the past five and a half years, since the declaration of "Mission Accomplished".
So that's almost three more years that we'll be involved there!
I wonder how many more will have to die for Bush's senseless adventure.
We could get out a lot sooner than three years from now if Obama gave a damn.
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