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AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
edited September 2006 in A Moving Train
The Invasion of Iraq began on the 20th March 2003. The United States and Great Britain and led a grouping of nations in what was dubbed the "coalition of the willing". The stated justification for going to war was Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction, the need to depose the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and to curtail his support of terrorist organisations.

On 1st May 2003 George W. Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a military jet. He gave a speech announcing the end of major combat operations in the Iraq war. Clearly visible in the background was a banner stating "Mission Accomplished."

Two years later the body count of Iraqi civilians is at least 27,000, and rising with the daily occurrence of violent bombings. In The Real War on Terror season, Dispatches exposes both the human and political costs of the invasion of Iraq.
Official Site

Iraq: The Reckoning
•Overview

America's Secret Shame
•Overview

Kidnap and Torture American Style
•Overview

I also recommend Sir, No Sir! The G.I. Revolt. It chronicles the soldiers that opposed the war in Vietnam. Some were tortured, some were killed and some were jailed for up to 10 years. I couldn't find it online though, sorry ;)
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  • DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
    Not trying to start a 456th debate here on Iraq - but did you even know that the whole Mission Accomplished Banner thing was not Bush's idea. It was the reccomendation of Tommy Franks to Bush, to congratulate the troops for overthrowing Baghdad so quickly and effectively. It does'nt necessarily excuse Bush, and I'm not making that case, but the above is a fact that not a lot of people are even aware of
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  • SweetHarmonicsSweetHarmonics Posts: 290
    Well Karl Rove really showcased his excellent judgement and overall humble nature to let Tommy Franks make the call on that, considering how well it went over and all. I know the image of that day continues to just impress the hell out of everyone.
    hate was just a legend
  • chopitdownchopitdown Posts: 2,222
    DCGARDEN wrote:
    Not trying to start a 456th debate here on Iraq - but did you even know that the whole Mission Accomplished Banner thing was not Bush's idea. It was the reccomendation of Tommy Franks to Bush, to congratulate the troops for overthrowing Baghdad so quickly and effectively. It does'nt necessarily excuse Bush, and I'm not making that case, but the above is a fact that not a lot of people are even aware of

    it was also meant for the people on the lincoln who were coming home after their tour was up and their mission was accomplished...this I heard from someone (an officer) on the boat.
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  • AbuskedtiAbuskedti Posts: 1,917
    DCGARDEN wrote:
    Not trying to start a 456th debate here on Iraq - but did you even know that the whole Mission Accomplished Banner thing was not Bush's idea. It was the reccomendation of Tommy Franks to Bush, to congratulate the troops for overthrowing Baghdad so quickly and effectively. It does'nt necessarily excuse Bush, and I'm not making that case, but the above is a fact that not a lot of people are even aware of

    Hes the president of the United States..

    he's the decider!

    duh
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I love that sign.
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  • DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
    Abuskedti wrote:
    Hes the president of the United States..

    he's the decider!

    duh


    Very true, but if you were the commander in chief of a military that was ordered to remove a regime, and they do so, and the leader of that military then asks you to do something that would make the troops feel good and everything, can't really blame him for saying Yes -
    I'll keep taking punches
    Untill their will grows tired
  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Just imagine how we would feel about 27,000 civilian deaths here in the United States.
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Ahnimus wrote:
    The Invasion of Iraq began on the 20th March 2003. The United States and Great Britain and led a grouping of nations in what was dubbed the "coalition of the willing". The stated justification for going to war was Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction, the need to depose the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and to curtail his support of terrorist organisations.

    On 1st May 2003 George W. Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a military jet. He gave a speech announcing the end of major combat operations in the Iraq war. Clearly visible in the background was a banner stating "Mission Accomplished."

    Two years later the body count of Iraqi civilians is at least 27,000, and rising with the daily occurrence of violent bombings. In The Real War on Terror season, Dispatches exposes both the human and political costs of the invasion of Iraq.
    Official Site

    Iraq: The Reckoning
    •Overview

    America's Secret Shame
    •Overview

    Kidnap and Torture American Style
    •Overview

    I also recommend Sir, No Sir! The G.I. Revolt. It chronicles the soldiers that opposed the war in Vietnam. Some were tortured, some were killed and some were jailed for up to 10 years. I couldn't find it online though, sorry ;)

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=212862 ;)
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
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