It has been six years since the war on Iraq began. What do we have to show for it? Well, there are the 4259 American soldiers dead. Then we have $600 billion in official costs; other estimates go as high as $3 trillion. And of course, we can't overlook the 1.3 million Iraqi civilians that have been killed.
The costs are clearly staggering. But there seems to be no end in sight. Obama has said he will end our "combat" role in the country within a couple of years. Apparently the 50,000 remaining soldiers--trained in the art of warfare with guns at the ready--will have nothing to do with "combat" missions.
Nevermind all that! I am sure in these tough times our gracious leaders would never lead us astray. Besides, I am also quite sure that the squandering of trillions of dollars must stimulate our economy. Or something.
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