"Choosing War: The Decision to Invade Iraq and Its Aftermath"
The above title is the title of a new report out yesterday that was written by the premiere military educational institution by Joseph Collins, a former aide to Sec. of Def. Rumsfeld. The first sentence of the 48 page report reads: "Measured in blood and treasure, the war in Iraq has achieved the status of a major war and a major debacle."
The main stream media didn't mention a peep about this report in their newscasts last night so we have to leave it up to TPM, Rawstory and McClatchy to give us the reporting... take a look, but be forewarned, it isn't pretty.
A couple other choice quotes from the report:
"No one as yet has calculated the costs of long-term veterans' benefits or the total impact on service personnel and material."
"Compounding all of these problems, our efforts there (in Iraq ) were designed to enhance U.S. national security, but they have become, at least temporarily, an incubator for terrorism and have emboldened Iran to expand its influence throughout the Middle East."
The main stream media didn't mention a peep about this report in their newscasts last night so we have to leave it up to TPM, Rawstory and McClatchy to give us the reporting... take a look, but be forewarned, it isn't pretty.
A couple other choice quotes from the report:
"No one as yet has calculated the costs of long-term veterans' benefits or the total impact on service personnel and material."
"Compounding all of these problems, our efforts there (in Iraq ) were designed to enhance U.S. national security, but they have become, at least temporarily, an incubator for terrorism and have emboldened Iran to expand its influence throughout the Middle East."
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