It was hard to believe Donald Rumsfeld's casual new spin about the WAR in IRAQ. "We're in a struggle in IRAQ." he clearly stated Some call it a war, but we're in a struggle." followed, under his breath.
June 27
33 people, including 15 police officers killed in suicide bombings.
1 US Apache helicopter shot down, two soldiers killed
16 cilvilian employees were killed yesterday near Tal Afar in a deadly attack
15 police officers and two civilians in Mosul also killed.
Over 1000 people have been killed since Prime Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari named a cabinet on April 28.
1742 U.S. military casualties in the ill-conceived BUSH War
1930 Coalition deaths (all military)
Estimates of 100,000 collateral casualties
Sources:
Iraq Casualties
Bloomberg.com
Wonder if Donald Rumfeld told George Bush about this change in language?
It sounds like the self-proclaimed "war president" in pressing on...
"You see, not only did the attacks help accelerate a recession, the attacks reminded us that we are at war." —George W. Bush, on the Sept. 11 attacks, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005
FDR's grandson said it best in Newsweek article, "A War President isn't self-proclaimed. A president becomes a true War President by leadership that inspires followers at home and abroad. And most importantly, a War President never loses sight of the goals of true peace with honor. A War President isn't self-proclaimed. A president becomes a true War President by leadership that inspires followers at home and abroad. And most importantly, a War President never loses sight of the goals of true peace with honor."
What are your insights are we in a struggle or a war from where you sit?
Debbe Kennedy
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