Wexler on Iraq: Five Years of Lies
Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:34
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This evening will mark 5 years since President Bush officially launched his ill-conceived preemptive invasion of Iraq. (To watch my new video on the 5 Year Anniversary click here.)
https://wexlerforcongress.com/multimedia.asp?ItemID=240
At the beginning of this war, whether we agreed with it or not, Congress and the American people saluted the brave service of the men and women of our military.
Today, five years later, it is well past time that we truly honor this service by bringing all American troops home from Iraq. This war has affected the lives of so many American families. The stories we hear from our friends, family members, and co-workers are truly heartbreaking from the tragic losses of life and devastating injuries, to tho se who have returned but still suffer mental trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Many of us personally know one of the 4,000 soldiers who have died or one of nearly 40,000 Americans who have been wounded.
Many of us have a friend or family member who has had to suffer repeated 15-month tours separated from family and often with little break in between assignments.
Beyond the personal losses that so many have endured, now all Americans are feeling the financial effects of the war, as the fruits of our economy (nearly $500 billion to date) are drained into this never-ending engagement. Just imagine the investments that could have been made if this money was spent here at home, rather than fueling this massive war machine half a world away.
This tragedy extends to innocent Iraqis as well. From children to their teachers, shopkeepers to waiters even the low estimates of Iraqi civilian deaths are near 90,000. Some estimate the death toll to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Americans will sacrifice a great deal to protect our national security and to bring peace to troubled regions of the world. But what have we gained for all of our sacrifices in Iraq? Today, we are more vulnerable then ever with a rebuilding Al Qaeda, a resurgent Iran, and a totally destabilized Iraq.
Even worse, President Bush and Vice-President Cheney brought us into this calamity in Iraq based on deliberate lies and misdirection. The Bush Administration misled Congress and the American people with false claims of Iraqi nuclear weapons, Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and Iraqi relations with Al Qaeda. These lies were fed with great enthusiasm by those who stood to benefit financially and politically from this war.
We must renew our call for a dramatic change of course. Last week in Congress, I introduced a resolution that condemns the Bush Administration for this unnecessary war and calls for an immediate redep loyment of troops. (Click here to read the resolution.) Please contact your Member of Congress and urge them to co-sponsor this important resolution.
It is time to confront the stark reality of our situation.
First, the so-called "success of the surge" is as big a lie as the falsehoods that began the war itself. This is confirmed by General Petraeus' own conclusion earlier this week that political reconciliation has not occurred in Iraq.
Second, our economy can no longer sustain the cost of this war. Remember, no previous war has been waged while simultaneously offering tax cuts to the wealthy.
And finally, to date, we have still not held the Administration accountable for the countless li es that led to the war itself. As you know, I have aggressively advocated for impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney to hold him accountable for his numerous misdeeds in relation to this war.
Please know that I hear your voices loud and clear. I strongly urge you to continue your vital activism on these issues and together we can bring about change.
Sincerely,
Congressman Robert Wexler
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935 Lies to Iraq War... (Video live link)
http://www.apfn.net/videos.asp
935 lies leading to the Invasion of Iraq
http://www.apfn.net/videos.asp
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http://www.apfn.org/apfn/iraq_war.htm
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http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/01-02-04/discussion.cgi.16.html
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http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/02-21-04/discussion.cgi.39.html
Wounded U.S. Soldiers Maltreated
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/02-21-04/discussion.cgi.29.html
Missing U.S.-Iraq History
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/01-02-04/discussion.cgi.3.html
CHENEY LIES ON IRAQ
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/03-18-04/discussion.cgi.11.html
The Secret War on Iraq
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/02-09-04/discussion.cgi.59.html
There are No WMD's And There Needs to be an Investigation
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/01-26-04/discussion.cgi.25.html
Kennedy: Bush Broke Faith with Americans on Iraq
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/01-14-04/discussion.cgi.18.html
?intelligence failure? fraud - Bush?s Iraq commission
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/02-07-04/discussion.cgi.24.html
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http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/03-15-04/discussion.cgi.4.html
U.N.: Iraq had no WMD after 1994
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/03-04-04/discussion.cgi.78.html
Sen. Kennedy Indictment of President G.W. Bush
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Jewish State Knew Iraq was Defenseless
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WMD never existed, says chief American arms inspector
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/01-24-04/discussion.cgi.20.html
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http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/02-03-04/discussion.cgi.32.html
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The Case For Impeachment: High Crimes And Misdemeanors
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http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/01-26-04/discussion.cgi.48.html