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War in Iraq, an opportunity for new generation

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Once upon a time, during the Middle Ages in the Middle East, where tyrants, military dictatorship and a regime of party were the norm in countries such as Egypt, Iraq and Israel / Palestine, in a moment the sun of democracy had not yet risen to the common people living in poverty, lived a great and wise man who believed that one day "Freedom" and "democracy" does not exclude the land. This man named George W. Bush, the dragon slayer, with the help of his advisers largest shareholders restored confidence in the future of the dollar and the God who resides in Wall Street … or the legend may be a different ending?

In November 2003, George W. Bush gave a speech met one of the most influential neocons in Washington, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). In his speech, Bush told the audience:

"Our commitment to democracy is [also] to the test in the Middle East, which is my goal today and should be a priority of American policy for decades to come. In many Middle Eastern countries – countries of great strategic importance – democracy has not yet taken root. And the questions arise: Are the peoples of the Middle East somehow beyond the reach of liberty? Millions of men and women and children condemned by history or culture to live in despotism? Are they alone never to know freedom and never have a choice in the matter? For my part, I do not. I believe every person has the ability and right to be free. "

Is this true? Can we believe Bush when he says he believes that everyone has the right to be free? Hardly be believed when the Iraq election was fraudulent, and that does not mean forgetting the elections in the United States. How can we believe him when civil liberties are being attacked the United States, when it refuses to withdraw U.S. troops in Iraq and let Iraqis run their own affairs democratically?

Exhaust of reality

For years, the American people had a "wait and see" to see if what their leaders said the war was true. It is expected that evidence of a connection to 9 / 11, caches of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), weapons of mass destruction to mobile laboratories, the plans for weapons of mass destruction, weapons of mass destruction hidden in Syria, Iraqi sovereignty will be granted by "democratic" elections to be held at the Iraqi troops to be trained in adequate numbers to allow U.S. to begin to withdraw, etc. In the end, had no connection with 9 / 11, weapons of mass destruction no, and no timetable for withdrawal. "Democracy" and "freedom" is the extent to which Saddam's regime. Of Indeed, for millions of Iraqis, things are worse today than three years ago. At least they had electricity and water, and not have to worry about being blown up by suicide bombers in the local market.

"It is wrong that we do"

"In an exclusive interview repentant Vietnam War, Robert McNamara, the architect breaks his silence on Iraq: The United States said, make the same mistakes again.

"But we were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why. "With these words, written nine years ago, Robert McNamara began extraordinary final stage of his career – Dedicated to chronic delusions errors and misconceptions which makes him the chief architect and promoter of the war's largest Vietnam.

Decided to break his silence on Iraq when he called me the other day in his Washington office. I told him his exhaustive list of lists of lessons history of Vietnam were in danger of being ignored. He agreed, and said he was deeply frustrated history repeats itself. "We're misusing our influence," said in a choked voice that has lost none of its commitment to rapid fire. "It is simply untrue that we do. It is morally reprehensible, it is politically incorrect, is economically wrong. "

U.S. Army and the war in Iraq

The threat posed by terrorism is real, but we other threats that can not be ignored. We must be prepared to face all threats. The future of U.S. military is in danger. The U.S. military and their families are out of breath. Many say the Army is broken. Some of our soldiers are on their third deployment. Recruitment has been reduced, although our military has lowered their standards. defense budgets are reduced. Staff costs have skyrocketed, especially in health care. Choices must be made. We can not allow promises we made to our military families in services, in terms of health care, to be negotiated outside. procurement programs that ensure our military dominance can not be negotiated away. We must be prepared. The war in Iraq has caused huge gaps in our databases in the United States
"George Washington said: "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." We must rebuild our military. Our deficit is growing out of control. The Director of Congressional Budget Office recently admitted he was "terrified" about the budget deficit in coming decades. This is the first prolonged war we have fought with three years of tax cuts, without full mobilization of American industry and without the project. This war will not load has been shared equally to the military and their families bear the burden. Our military has accomplished its mission and done its duty. Our military captured Saddam Hussein, captured or killed and his closest collaborators. But the war continues to intensify. Deaths and injuries are more. "

War in Iraq "more expensive than Vietnam"

"The monthly cost the U.S. war in Iraq now exceeds the average monthly cost of war Vietnam, a report by anti-war groups in both, he said. The report put costs in Iraq to $ 500 million (£ 278m) a month in Vietnam, adjusted for inflation. This makes the war in Iraq the most expensive in the U.S. past 60 years, they say. The report of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) called the quagmire of Iraq estimated the cost of military operations in Iraq with $ 5.6 billion (£ 3.1 billion) every month. In comparison, the eight-year campaign in Vietnam cost on average 5.1 billion U.S. dollars (£ 2.8 billion) per month. "

2006 Bush Budget:

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the deficit for fiscal year 2006 should be $ 296,000,000,000. This does not include war costs in Iraq, while in the simulation, the deficit rose by 105 billion dollars, the cost of the additional appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan, the operations for the year 2005, for a total estimated deficit of 401 million dollars. These costs and the associated deficits can be adjusted in the simulation based on forecasts of the likely cost continue the war or whether to reduce or stop these operations.

The simulation also allows the government to pay their contributions in 2001 and 2003 reductions taxes or cut or cancel an increase in revenue or increase taxes to create huge discounts. It also allows the management to increase or reduce costs tax, also known as tax deductions, credits or loopholes.

"In presenting his proposed budget for the administration, President Bush has shown the true face of his "compassionate conservatism" – the guns before butter. Mr. Bush and his allies in both parties are ready to eviscerate a series of programs, Medicaid health services for the nation of passenger service, AMTRAK. As these programs are the least paid and most overworked sector of the working class in the "first world" are cut, the hawks in the Pentagon want even more the generosity of the Congress for new ships and missiles and bloody occupation in Iraq. While defense spending will reach new highs, big Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent actually become permanent, while the level of payroll tax paid by workers remains at its highest rate. "President Bush's compassionate conservative" sounded truth when it was called "Imperialism of compassion" instead.

Draft Budget of the Administration to create an estimated annual deficit of 229 one billion U.S. dollars in 2010, without the costs of the occupation of Iraq or Social Security "reforms" included. The Congressional Budget Office expects that the budget Bush would total 2.58 billion deficit for the ten-year period ended in 2015, again without the costs of the occupation or the privatization of including Social Security. This mass defect is the result of unprecedented military spending and tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. This deficit, and cuts proposed all weigh heavily on the shoulders of the American working class, now not only the production of wealth of the nation, but also must pay by capitalist wars against our class brothers and sisters around the world. "

Summer vacation:

When police in any country to investigate a crime, the first question, tend to make is, who benefits from crime? In the interest committed? Who was the motivation? whose objectives were achieved? The same question can be put in the invasion and occupation of Iraq, which became a crime of enormous proportions and proliferate.

The current tensions and conflicts may well fuel a new wave of terrorism, especially if the U.S. not in the heads of powerful, international support to help establish a "just" peace agreement on the Middle East. It can also lead to changes in the destabilization of regimes in other Arab countries, instead of family dynasties with anti-American Islamic fundamentalism in countries like Saudi Arabia. But the current dispute is unlikely to lead to the destruction United Nations, nor the collapse of the European Union or the sterilization of American power – quite the contrary.

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