The War Is Over, and We...

[Barrett808]

The War Is Over, and We...
by Paul Craig Roberts

June 30, 2005, was the peak of neocon delusion. On that day American Enterprise Institute neocon Karl Zinsmeister posted his article on the AEI online site titled: "The War Is Over, and We Won."

No sooner than Zinsmeister put delusion to paper than U.S. military commanders reported escalating and more sophisticated insurgency attacks. Casualties exploded with more deadly bombings, giving meaning to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld's projection of a 12-year war. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the conflict's cost may exceed $700 billion.

A University of Chicago professor published a study that concluded suicide bombings are a response to military occupation and will increase with the length of occupation.

Various Iraqi politicians expressed their opinions that the insurgency was a response to the U.S. occupation and would not end until the Americans withdrew.

British polls found that overwhelming majorities blamed the London bombings on Britain's participation in the Iraq war.

By July 27, the Christian Science Monitor had the headline:

"Iraq PM Urges Quick Pullout of U.S. Forces."

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http://antiwar.com/roberts

[evolved Anarchopunk]

1. i remember reading that article, im sure a lot of people here have

Words cannot explain the contempt i feel for these chickenshit, chickenhawk, "war is a necessity (oh yeah, and a commodity)", wingbat b-b-bumbling Bushitters who bark at the moon & cup their balls as they send family's CHILDREN OFF. TO. DIE. How many different ways can i put it !!?

I'll just have to find out... :rant: