from cnn.com
The last U.S. troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait on Sunday morning, ending almost nine years of a deadly and divisive war.
About 500 soldiers based in Fort Hood, Texas, and 110 military vehicles made the journey south from Camp Adder, near Nasiriyah, to the Khabari border crossing, from where they will head to Camp Virginia in Kuwait before flying home.
They were the last soldiers in what amounted to the largest U.S. troop drawdown since the war in Vietnam.
America’s contentious and costly war in Iraq officially ended Thursday with an understated ceremony in Baghdad, when U.S. troops lowered the flag of command that flew over the Iraqi capital.
Justified by President George W. Bush largely on the grounds that Saddam Hussein was seeking weapons of mass destruction that he could share with terrorists such as al Qaeda, the invasion cased deep divisions in America and around the world.
Pres ident Obama, elected partly on the strength of his opposition to the war, has promised economic, diplomatic and military help to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Nearly 4,500 Americans were killed and more than 30,000 injured in Iraq.
Sobering figures from Iraq:
Cost to the US – $800 billion
US troops killed – 4500
Iraqis killed – 100,000
It was all done for a few reasons (none of which were the reason we were told):
Haliburton and other contractors made tons of money selling everything and anything to fight the war effort.
We wanted him out of there and sent our boys and girls there under the belief that he was promoting terrorism against America and he had many Weapons Of Mass Destruction. Of course we NEVER found any WMD or evidence that they ever had them.
Here at home many changes for the worse were done to our constitution. They included Homeland Security being founded, civil liberties thrown away and now our govt. can spy on us all they want (in the interest of National Security for the good of America), the creation of the system known as Carnivoire that monitors every e-mail and phone call that gets made looking for certain key words and then recording those conversations. Here is its Wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore_(software)
Now if we stayed home just imagine what good could have been done with the $800 billion not to mention the saving of 4500 lives.
Unfortunately, the war is not over. Yes, the US Military troops are leaving (they’re actually being stationed in surrounding countries in preparation for war with Iran), but the Halliburton mercenaries, a lot of them, are staying behind to continue the bloodshed.
http://newsjunkiepost.com/2011/12/18/iraq-war-us-troops-are-out-but-blackwater-and-halliburton-will-stay/
LOL Haliburton charges the USA $37.00 for every burger and fries our people eat there (everyone is issued a meal ticket and turns in their ticket at the cafeteria). They should wear a robbers mask when they charge prices like that…
Correct votewritein, Halliburton and Blackwater, etc have been making a killing financially while the troops have been killed and if you include sanctions, we have literally killed millions through our attacks (in violation of Geneva Convention), occupations, etc. War is the biggest industry in the world and it’s all about power and profit. When soldiers join the military they are not serving this country and other Americans, they are serving/dying for corporations and individuals who profit from this illegal, evil war scam!
ahhh! a war thats finally over with, which should have not started in the first place! thanks to that cocksucker george w. bush!! what a little bitch he was! one of the worst pres. i think we’ve since probably carter.
He literally stole both elections, got away with the 9/11 scam, go figure he’d be able to get away with bombing other countries so to make some nice war profits, not to mention destroying the American economy and everything this country stands for. But I’m sick of hearing Obama lovers say he’s doing a great job considering what he inherited. Obama thanked Bush for his “great service” and is just another puppet.
Meanwhile, look at this shit! Tony Malice has created a phenomenon!:
http://www.badideatshirts.com/DONKEY-PUNCH-CHAMPION-FUNNY-T-SHIRTWHITE-INK-P1268.aspx
@Jeremy – Bush & Co. did not steal the elections — they bough the damn things fair and square.
That’s right, and for those who are uninformed or confused, we’re not talking about electoral votes, we’re talking purged ballots, etc.