The Iraqi war started on the basis that Saddam had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and as such, not only pauses security threat for the region but also to America. G. Bush used the fear-mongering of 9/11 to sell the idea of going to the war in Iraq. A lot of Americans bought in the idea as 9/11 was still fresh in people's mind.
As people like Sens. Hillary Clinton and McCain went along with Bush to invade Iraq, they made a terrible judgment. They did not know who their enemies were but that did not bother them at all. They thought they would go there and win the war and get out quickly. We all now know the truth.
The Iraqi war will come and haunt all the people who supported it. It once again shows that even in the 21st century, a lot of politicians like Hillary Clinton and John McCain, are so intellectually under-developed, so much so that they were and are still unable to make the right judgment when it matters most. Have you voted for any of the two? If you have, or are planning to, you have blood on your hand. Why?
Five years on, the war in Iraq shows no sign of going away although Bush, Cheney and McCain will tell you that America is winning. The truth is that, no one is winning the Iraqi war.
What is the financial cost of the Iraqi war to the US?
The full and official financial cost of the Iraqi war to the US economy may never be known. However, according to an article by the BBC "The Iraq war: Counting the cost" @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7304300.stm, "the cost could reach $3 trillion ($3,000bn, or £1,500bn)".
From the same article, the following stats can be found:
IRAQ WAR COST ESTIMATES
- Direct costs: $750bn
- Future direct costs: c$500bn
- Cost of US casualties: $600bn
- Losses to economy: $400bn
- Added interest: $600bn
- Macro-economic impact: $1-$2 trillion
Another article from wiki "Financial cost of the Iraq War" @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cost_of_the_Iraq_War, provides further breakdown and also outlines loss in military equipments.
So, what is the human cost?
Once again, the stats differ depending on which source you look at. Once source put the Iraqi civilian casualties-to-date to 1,189,173 (http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html). Another source indicates that 420,000 and 790,000 Iraqis have died as a result of war and political violence since the beginning of the US invasion in March 2003 (http://www.afsc.org/eyes/dreams-and-nightmares.htm).
As far as loss of American lives are concerned, about 4,000 of American yound men and women have been slaughtered by the ignorance of Hillary Clinton and John McCain (http://antiwar.com/casualties/). These young people did not have any part to play in the decision making process to go and invade Iraq yet, they pay the ultimate price with their lives.
What is the long term impact of the Iraqi war?
It will not be possible to evaluate the full impact of the on-going Iraqi war but what is for sure, is that the Iraqi war is going to drain a lot of American billions dollars for more years to come regardless of whom the Americans eventually choose to lead the country in November. Any exit strategy will very much depend on the situation on the ground and the judgment of the army general, so it won't be known at this stage how long it will take to get the US troops out of Iraq.
The impact on the American economy is going to be astronomical. The current economical bad air is just the beginning of the nightmare to come because too much money has been borrowed and invested in a war that should not have been started in the first place.
What impact does the Iraqi war have on the image of America?
America has lost its positive image in the rest of the world because of the Iraqi war. America has lost its position has the world leader. The world order has changed and America is not leading it. This may sound strange to some people, but it is the truth.
America needs to redeem itself. However, a lot of American people are still sleeping, especially those who are voting for Hillary Clinton and John McCain. They have not yet woken up to the reality facing America. And when they eventually realize what's happening to America, it will be too late.
Vote for Obama to save America. It is not yet too late. Of the three candidates remaining, Obama was the only one who demonstrated good judgment and courage to vote against the Iraqi war. This should give us the reassurance that he will apply common sense again when it mostly matters.
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