With the news that more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq it’s appropriate to mention other facts about this war.
The DoD has reported nearly 30,000 wounded soldiers.
Using standard statistical procedures we know that Iraqis have endured more than 1.2 million "excess" deaths since the war began. This excludes the two most violent provinces – Karbala and Al Anbar – for security reasons. The toll is likely to be significantly higher.
Më shumë se 4 milionë irakianë janë zhvendosur nga shtëpitë e tyre dhe më shumë se dy milionë janë larguar nga vendi.
Më shumë se 60% e irakianëve janë të papunë dhe energjia elektrike ende nuk është kthyer në nivelet e paraluftës në shumë zona.
Kequshqyerja tek fëmijët është dyfishuar.
Cholera outbreaks have occured.
Defektet e lindjes dhe kanceri janë vazhdimisht në rritje, dhe ka të ngjarë për shkak të përdorimit tonë të uraniumit të varfëruar.
In a recent book by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda J. Bilmes the cost of the war is estimated to exceed $3 trillion.
The most recent opinion polls available show that more than half of the Iraqi population wants us out within a year, approves of attacking our troops and they also feel our presence is the reason for the violence and that things will get better when we leave.
This is an illegal war and is what the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg said was "the supreme international crime": wars of aggression. We need to do more than impeach our leaders. We should hold them accountable and bring them to justice.
ZNetwork financohet vetëm nga bujaria e lexuesve të tij.
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