The true cost of the war in Iraq will be far greater than the government's proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. Some estimates are as high as $3 trillion when all is said and done.
In the first presidential debate McCain and Obama displayed the bracelets that had been given to them by the families of fallen soldiers. Susan Donnelly, a mother who works for peace and for veterans and an activist with Code Pink, says that maybe McCain should try wearing 4,000 bracelets. McCain's entire campaign is riding on his service in Vietnam and his "veteran mystique." But his record on voting for veterans is poor. So where does he stand and should the children of our nation's leaders serve in foreign wars? John Eisenhower had a recent op-ed in the New York Times arguing that presidential children don't belong in battle.
Here to discuss the war and where the candidates stand on Veteran affairs are Paula Rogovin, of Military Families Speak Out, Jose Vasquez, of Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Susan Donnelly, mom and CodePink activist.
Ok, from now on, when one of your guests pronounces Iraq as Eye-Rak, would you please correct them? I wince whenever I hear this, and it’s especially sickening when it comes out of the mouth of a soldier who has actually served there. Forget learning a little Arabic, but they could at least learn how to pronounce the name of the country. My God, even George W. can do better than that.
By DavidV on October 2nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
THE MISSION:
“There are 2,700 District Attorneys in the United States. We intend to send a copy of The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder to every single one of them….
“American Military Deaths in Iraq: since the war began — total = 4168 — in combat = 3376; since 5/1/2003 — total = 4029 — in combat = 3268.
Total Wounded: official = 30,642; estimated = 100,000+.
An estimated 1.2 million Iraqis have been killed violently since the US invasion. More than 4 million Iraqis have now been displaced by violence in the country.
Cost of the War in Iraq: $555,322,462,437 and counting . . .
“We believe that somewhere in our nation there is a courageous man or woman who wants to reestablish The Rule of Law in this country. There can be no exceptions to ‘No Man Is Above The Law’…
“What we’re trying to do is to ‘Kick Start’ the judicial process by finding one — from out of thousands of District Attorneys — who will help us all begin to reclaim our country. . . .”
For further information, please continue to
http://prosecutegeorgebush.com/mission.htm
Thank you for your time.
By Thunderstone on October 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 am