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OUR FORGOTTEN ILLEGAL OCCUPATION / IRAQ
Six years have past since George W Bush illegally invaded and occupied Iraq. Now Iraq has left the Mainstream Press venue but, in reality, Iraq is still simmering at a slow boil and could flare up at a moment's notice: Allen L Roland
Six years have passed since the start of the Iraq War. The war, or better yet occupation, seems to have disappeared from the national conversation. Have we forgotten about Iraq ? Do we need some reminders ?
Here's the current Iraq scorecard: Bush Lied, Soldiers keep on Dying as well as Iraqis.
4,260 U.S. Military Fatalities in Iraq
671 U.S. Military Fatalities in Afghanistan
31,217 U.S. Military Maimed in Iraq (source: DoD Update as of March 5, 2009)
99,679 Iraqis Reported Killed (source: Iraq Body Count)
1,320,110 Iraqis Reported Killed (source: justforeignpolicy.org)
And here's the Middle East Mosaic News Video update on Iraq that mentions " After six years and more than 4,000 U.S. casualties, the Iraq War seems to have disappeared from the national conversation. Violence in Iraq is down sharply when compared to 2006 and 2007 levels; however, it still continues at levels that most countries would find alarming. This week at least 15 people have been killed and 30 wounded when a suicide bomber struck a Kurdish funeral tent northeast of Baghdad. Hours earlier, eight people were killed and 10 wounded by a bomb west of the capital."
Click on / 4 minutes
http://www.linktv.org/video/3733
Our moral karmic debt is huge in Iraq. It is costing us over 12 Billion dollars a month to maintain this illegal occupation or what I call Bush's folly ~ the total cost will top $3 trillion and that's a conservative estimate. It can't and should not be swept under the rug of public conversation.
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2009/03/27.html
Freelance Alternative Press Online columnist and psychotherapist Allen L Roland is available for comments, interviews, speaking engagements and private consultations ( allen@allenroland.com )
Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net
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