another year or more? of this??? - Murtha's stats

[welshTerrier2]

Iraq is in a civil war and the US occupation forces have become completely irrelevant ... if the Democrats call bullshit on bush's war, voters will support them ... let's stop worrying so much about getting painted with "cut and run" and start standing up in real opposition ... it's time for the troops, all the troops, to come home ...

when you look at the statistics Congressman Murtha provided, it's easy to see why even one more day of occupation does NOT make any sense ...

after receiving the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Center for National Policy yesterday, Congressman Murtha offered the following statistics for those who are interested in keeping score in Iraq:

source: http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/alerts/88

* More than 14,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed this year alone. Sectarian killings have surpassed deaths attributed to terrorism.

* An average of more than 100 civilians per day were killed in Iraq last month.

* The number of attacks per day has grown from about 50 in 2004 to well over 100 today.

* Unemployment is 60% nation wide and 90% in Al Anbar Province.

* In 2003, the average monthly war expenditures in Iraq were about $4 billion; in 2004 we spent $5 billion a month; in 2005 $6 billion; and today we are spending $8 billion per month in Iraq . . . That’s $11 million per hour.

[pooja]

1. We have done a great job in perpetuating a civil war...

Let's do as the Iraqi's wish and step on out. The world is getting tired of this.

[welshTerrier2]

2. let's start seizing assets

i'd start with the Carlyle Group and then Halliburton and then Bechtel ... maybe start with one war profiteer a day until they cry uncle ...

let them and their shareholders start paying back the greedy profits they stole ...

[Totally Committed]

3. Now you're talking!

That's the way to go, imo! (If only, eh?)

TC