By Jim Stanford on March 19, 2008
Five years ago today the bombs started dropping on Baghdad as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney embarked on our $2 trillion disaster.
The toll since then: 3,990 U.S. soldiers dead, 29,395 wounded, tens (hundreds?) of thousands of Iraqis dead, 5 million refugees, and untold thousands of U.S. veterans suffering from psychiatric and other disabilities.
The scope of this disaster is still lost on those responsible, but here in Jackson Hole, we remember. Community activists and visiting guests have organized a vigil beginning around 5:30 p.m. today on the Town Square.
According to a posting on the Web site 5 Years Too Many, the event will include a demonstration against the war and candlelight vigil in support of the troops. The goal is “remembering those lives forever affected” by the conflict.
The invitation states, “Regardless of your political affiliations, you owe it to the Armed Forces and the world to show members of your community and legislators how you feel about the seemingly endless violence in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
Delusional Dick, in Iraq on Monday, called the war a “phenomenal” success. In an interview today, he stated flatly that he does not care what the majority of Americans think about the war’s cost.
Check out cartoonist Mike Luckovich’s depiction of the few dead-enders who still believe the war was worth fighting.
And from Media Matters, here’s a look back on the media’s fawning coverage of Bush’s staged fighter pilot fantasy. Particularly galling is MSNBC’s Chris Matthews.
Posted under Iraq war, dick cheney, george w. bush, politics
On March 20 2008, Bush’s “Wait’ll They See Me Prancing Around Dressed Up Like a Pilot” War was in its 1,754th day.
World War II was declared, fought, and won in 1,346 days.
As usual, someone on the internet is wrong. The sloppy guy in the previous post should have updated his Excel spreadsheet to today’s date. No wonder the internet has such a bad reputation.
It’s been 1,829 days.
Costing about $4,000 per second.