Congratulations, America, On Your Very Dubious 15 Year Anniversary

Today is the 15th anniversary of the U.S-led invasion of Afghanistan.

Think about that.

15 years of sending mostly young American soldiers---men and women--to a foreign country to fight and die--for....?

How is this not like the Vietnam War?  How is this not a "quagmire"?

#perpetualwar

Link:  U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins - Oct 07, 2001

Fifteen years on, the Afghanistan war still rumbles

Afghanistan Needs a Settlement, Not Another Troop-Withdrawal Deadline

Ending the Afghan War

Hoist By Their Own Words

Leslie H. Gelb says the U.S. military has lost its way in Afghanistan.

Forging a Four-Sided Afghan Deal

 Fifteen Years of Lessons Not Learned

With No End After 15 Years, Thoughts Turn to Who Will Inherit Afghan War

America's "War on Terror"

"You cannot win a War on Terrorism. 

It’s like having a war on jealousy."

~David Cross

A Missouri "fallen hero"`

In case you hadn't noticed yet, 11 more American soldiers died this week, according to the Pentagon, in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of them was one of our own--a Missourian. Army Sargent Brandon E. Maggart was from Kirksville, Missouri. I searched him on the internet and found the following: Army Sgt. Brandon E. Maggart, Died August 22, 2010 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 24, of Kirksville, Mo.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash; died Aug. 22 at Basrah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. According to one site, "He leaves behind a wife and a 3 year old son..." I thought it important to mention--both his sacrifice and the number of soldiers who gave this same ultimate sacrifice for us and their country this week. Links: http://militarytimes.com/valor/army-sgt-brandon-e-maggart/4755720/

The importance of this acknowledgement can not and should not be overlooked

A quote from far-right-wing Pat Buchanan from The McGlaughlin Group, earlier this evening:

"The Iraq War was a war of intervention, it was a war of choice, it was an unnecessary war."


The admission of this is such a blatant indictment of the George W. Bush Administration, it should not be overlooked or under-considered.

But it will be.

This makes me nearly weep for the over 4,000 soldiers, their families, friends and loved ones who lost their lives in this admittedly big mistake called the Second Iraq War.

Article from Yahoo just now

"Veterans' burials nonstop at cemeteries"

Think about that the entire Memorial Day weekend.

And for any- and everyone who voted for George W. Bush once or twice, and/or supported this goofy-assed idea of a war, you're welcome to accept the responsibility for it, too.

"The scene at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is repeated nationwide more than 100 times a day. Military veterans are being buried at such a rapid rate that national cemeteries use heavy equipment to make room."

Think about it.

More importantly this weekend, let's all think about what we can do to support our troops and get out of Iraq and this war.

You can see the entire article at:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_us/100_burials

I see where the "Current Occupant", in his weekly radio address, asked all Americans to "keep Vets in mind" this Memorial Day weekend.

That's rich.

The way his administration took them into this war so more than 4,000 could die and so the others, who are wounded, could be neglected and/or mistreated by his own Veteran's Administration? US keep the Vets in mind?

How about "W" keeping them in mind?

How about "W" getting them out of his hair-brained, illegal, groundless, baseless war?

Now THAT would be keeping the Vets in mind.

We all owe it to ourselves--and the Vets--to read this article. Sure the Vets dying are, for the most part, from previous wars but it's the ones in harms way now to whom we owe thought and commitment.

For some background and information, go to the following link to read the 10 reasons by there is a group Iraq Veterans Against the War (see links on the right of this page): http://ivaw.org/faq.

There should be no better source for information and reasons why we should get out of Iraq than taking it from the very soldiers who have fought or are fighting this absurd, ugly war.

Man, it's been a while

Due to commitments beyond my control, I haven't been able to get any information out here. My regrets. Apologies.



I have a question for you. I have a question for all America.


That is, do you know how many American soldiers were killed in action, on your behalf, in the last week?

Do you know?

Did you check?

Do you care?

If you didn't check, if you don't know, what evidence is there that you do care?

For information, there were 15.

How many were in Iraq at the time of their demise?

Afghanistan?

13/2.


Okay, now you know.


The families would like you to know.




Pay attention, folks. It's important.






Let's all be careful out there.