On March 20, 2003 a coalition of nations led by the United States invaded Iraq, in an attempt to disarm the country of weapons of mass destruction. While no weapons of mass destruction were ever found, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was eventually captured and was later executed in 2006. U.S. forces remain in Iraq although President Barack Obama has said most troops will be home by August of 2010.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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So ... it's been almost seven years now, with more than 4,300 American deaths (4,200-plus since somebody said "Mission accomplished"), and tens of thousands of Iraqis (possibly more than a hundred thousand), and a cost of nearly $700 billion (more than the Vietnam War) ... and what good has come of it? Can anyone who was all gung-ho for us to go into Iraq seven years ago tell me what it was all for?
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