Bush Says More Sacrifices Needed In Iraq

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Another dead American in Bush's war and he calls for more sacrifices.

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US military death toll in Iraq reaches 2,000
By Claudia Parsons and Andrew Quinn 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death of an army sergeant pushed the U.S. military death toll in
Iraq to the landmark figure of 2,000 on Tuesday, but
President George W. Bush warned more sacrifices were needed before U.S. troops could come home.



The news cast a shadow over the final results of the Iraqi referendum, which showed that voters had ratified a new constitution, despite bitter opposition in Sunni Arab areas where insurgents are battling to topple the Baghdad government.

The
Pentagon said Staff Sergeant George Alexander, 34, died on Saturday of injuries sustained eight days ago when a roadside bomb blew up near his vehicle in the town of Samarra.

The new death toll was a grim reminder that although some progress has been made on Iraq's political front, much work lies ahead in halting insurgent attacks. Increasingly sophisticated roadside bombs are responsible for many of the U.S. deaths in Iraq.

Despite falling public support among the American public for the war, which has been one factor pushing down Bush's popularity in public opinion polls, the president indicated on Tuesday there would be no change in strategy.

"This war will require more sacrifice, more time and more resolve," he told military wives shortly before the Pentagon announcement.

The best way to honor the fallen was to "complete the mission and lay the foundation of peace by spreading freedom," he said.

Bush launched the Iraq war in 2003 hoping for a quick victory with minimal casualties. The Iraqi army was quickly defeated, but within months insurgent attacks had bogged down U.S. forces and delayed plans for the rapid reconstruction of the shattered country.
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[Play2win]

"This war will require more sacrifice, more time and more resolve,"

Good. Why don't we start with you.

Why don't you Sacrifice your POST!!!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Play2Win

Good. Why don't we start with you.

Why don't you Sacrifice your POST!!!

Amen!

Put that lying POS back in his fake flight suit, send him to Iraq, and let him lead by example for once in his spoiled, entitled life.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Two-Thirds of Americans Say Bush Wrong on Iraq

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in the United States believe George W. Bush is not proceeding correctly with the coalition effort, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 66 per cent of respondents have a negative view of the job the U.S. president has done in handling the issue of Iraq.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 2,000 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 15,200 troops have been injured.

Yesterday, Bush rejected calls for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq, saying, "The militant network wants to use the vacuum created by an American retreat to gain control of a country, a base from which to launch attacks and conduct their war against non-radical Muslim governments. (...) The terrorists regard Iraq as the central front in their war against humanity. And we must recognize Iraq as the central front in our war on terror."

Iraqis participated in a constitutional referendum on Oct. 15. Official results indicate that 78 per cent of all voters—and more than a third in 16 of the 18 country’s provinces—approved the proposed body of law. A new National Assembly election has been scheduled for Dec. 15. 61 per cent of respondents are not confident that U.S. policies in Iraq will be successful.

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/inde...em/itemID/9574

[gunns]

When is it Bush's turn to make a sacrifice? I'd say him, but he's too chicken sh1t, who then Barbara or Jenna?

[Play2win]

Originally Posted by gunns

When is it Bush's turn to make a sacrifice? I'd say him, but he's too chicken sh1t, who then Barbara or Jenna?

Yeah, send his kids over there, and see how fast we withdrawl all the Troop...

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

"More sacrifices" = "mo' money for Gigglekill and his cronies."

Money for Nothing

Billions of dollars have disappeared, gone to bribe Iraqis and line contractors’ pockets.

by Philip Giraldi, American Conservative

The United States invaded Iraq with a high-minded mission: destroy dangerous weapons, bring democracy, and trigger a wave of reform across the Middle East. None of these have happened.

When the final page is written on America’s catastrophic imperial venture, one word will dominate the explanation of U.S. failure—corruption. Large-scale and pervasive corruption meant that available resources could not be used to stabilize and secure Iraq in the early days of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), when it was still possible to do so. Continuing corruption meant that the reconstruction of infrastructure never got underway, giving the Iraqi people little incentive to co-operate with the occupation. Ongoing corruption in arms procurement and defense spending means that Baghdad will never control a viable army while the Shi’ite and Kurdish militias will grow stronger and produce a divided Iraq in which constitutional guarantees will be irrelevant.

The American-dominated Coalition Provisional Authority could well prove to be the most corrupt administration in history, almost certainly surpassing the widespread fraud of the much-maligned UN Oil for Food Program. At least $20 billion that belonged to the Iraqi people has been wasted, together with hundreds of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars. Exactly how many billions of additional dollars were squandered, stolen, given away, or simply lost will never be known because the deliberate decision by the CPA not to meter oil exports means that no one will ever know how much revenue was generated during 2003 and 2004.

Some of the corruption grew out of the misguided neoconservative agenda for Iraq, which meant that a serious reconstruction effort came second to doling out the spoils to the war’s most fervent supporters. The CPA brought in scores of bright, young true believers who were nearly universally unqualified. Many were recruited through the Heritage Foundation website, where they had posted their résumés. They were paid six-figure salaries out of Iraqi funds, and most served in 90-day rotations before returning home with their war stories. One such volunteer was Simone Ledeen, daughter of leading neoconservative Michael Ledeen. Unable to communicate in Arabic and with no relevant experience or appropriate educational training, she nevertheless became a senior advisor for northern Iraq at the Ministry of Finance in Baghdad. Another was former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer’s older brother Michael who, though utterly unqualified, was named director of private-sector development for all of Iraq.

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Meanwhile, life for the average Iraqi does not improve, and oil production, water supplies, and electricity generation are all at lower levels than they were when the U.S. took control in 2003. The only thing that everyone knows is that all the money is gone and daily life in Iraq is worse than it was under Saddam Hussein...

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