MUST SEE: Learn about the reality of the Iraq War
-- it's impact on Iraq, the Iraqi people, our military and their families -- from those who have served in Iraq.
Also See:
- The War and the Working Class | Michael Zweig | The Nation:
"The government treats its soldiers the way most corporations treat their workforce--as an invisible, disrespected, disposable means to an end that is contrary to workers' interests. Members of the armed forces come mainly and disproportionately from the working class and from small-town and rural America, where opportunities are hard to come by. The 'economic draft' operates, in effect, to recruit young people from these communities as they sign up to gain job skills, experience and educational opportunities absent from their civilian lives...."
- Iraq war's cost: Loss of U.S. power, prestige, influence | Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers:
"It was a decision that only President Bush had the power to make: At about 9 a.m. on March 19, 2003, in the Situation Room in the basement of the West Wing of the White House, he gave the "execute order" to begin Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq...."
- The War Has No Impact on the Economy? | Joseph Stiglitz | CommonDreams.org
"The $3 Trillion War in Iraq.
Only two winners have emerged from the conflict: oil companies and defence contractors..."
- Exhaustive review finds no link between Saddam and al Qaida | McClatchy Washington Bureau
"An exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents that were captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion has found no evidence that Saddam Hussein's regime had any operational links with Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network...."
- U.S., Iraq begin negotiating status of forces | Army Times:
"The U.S. and Iraq are opening negotiations in Baghdad on a blueprint for a long-term relationship, plus a narrower deal to define the legal basis for a U.S. troop presence, a Pentagon official said Friday...."
Learn about the reality of the Iraq War
-- it's impact on Iraq, the Iraqi people, our military and their families -- from those who have served in Iraq.Also See:
- The War and the Working Class | Michael Zweig | The Nation:
"The government treats its soldiers the way most corporations treat their workforce--as an invisible, disrespected, disposable means to an end that is contrary to workers' interests. Members of the armed forces come mainly and disproportionately from the working class and from small-town and rural America, where opportunities are hard to come by. The 'economic draft' operates, in effect, to recruit young people from these communities as they sign up to gain job skills, experience and educational opportunities absent from their civilian lives...."
- Iraq war's cost: Loss of U.S. power, prestige, influence | Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers:
"It was a decision that only President Bush had the power to make: At about 9 a.m. on March 19, 2003, in the Situation Room in the basement of the West Wing of the White House, he gave the "execute order" to begin Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq...."
- The War Has No Impact on the Economy? | Joseph Stiglitz | CommonDreams.org
"The $3 Trillion War in Iraq.
Only two winners have emerged from the conflict: oil companies and defence contractors..." - Exhaustive review finds no link between Saddam and al Qaida | McClatchy Washington Bureau
"An exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents that were captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion has found no evidence that Saddam Hussein's regime had any operational links with Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network...."
- U.S., Iraq begin negotiating status of forces | Army Times:
"The U.S. and Iraq are opening negotiations in Baghdad on a blueprint for a long-term relationship, plus a narrower deal to define the legal basis for a U.S. troop presence, a Pentagon official said Friday...."
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