A bit of clarity on the proper use of language. There is no war in
Iraq, and it is fallacious to keep calling it that. It is an
occupation, and has been for over 3 years.
<http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0619-22.htm>
( -or- http://tinyurl.com/jaaus )
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Every time the media - or a Democrat - uses the phrase "War in Iraq"
they are promoting one of Karl Rove's most potent Republican Party
frames.
There is no longer a war against Iraq.
It ended in May of 2003, when George W. Bush stood below a "Mission
Accomplished" sign aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and correctly
declared that we had "victoriously" defeated the Iraqi army and
overthrown their government.
Our military machine is tremendously good at fighting wars - blowing
up infrastructure, killing opposing armies, and toppling governments.
We did that successfully in Iraq, in a matter of a few weeks. We
destroyed their army, wiped out their air defenses, devastated their
Republican Guard, seized their capitol, arrested their leaders, and
took control of their government. We won the war. It's over.
What we have now is an occupation of Iraq.
The occupation began when the war ended, and continues to this day.
According to our own Pentagon estimates, at least ninety five percent
of those attacking our soldiers are Iraqi civilians who view
themselves as anti-occupation fighters. And last week both the
Defense Minister and the Vice President of Iraq asked us for a
specific date on which the occupation would end.
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-- Ed Leafe
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