But you forget our War in Iraq. 300,000 Iraqis dead “from direct war-related violence caused by the U.S., its allies, the Iraqi military and police, and opposition forces.” 7,000 U.S. military personnel dead 8,000 Pentagon contractors dead 30,000 U.S. veterans have committed suicide Today, the coffers of the Iraqi state treasury are empt…
300,000 Iraqis dead “from direct war-related violence caused by the U.S., its allies, the Iraqi military and police, and opposition forces.”
7,000 U.S. military personnel dead
8,000 Pentagon contractors dead
30,000 U.S. veterans have committed suicide
Today, the coffers of the Iraqi state treasury are empty, even though the country should have earned $500 billion in oil revenues since 2003. Corruption and inefficiency handcuff the country.
For the U.S.: $6 trillion spent even before the ISIL campaign of 2014-2019. Without the sums squandered in Iraq, our national debt would still be below our annual gross national product, putting us in a much more favorable economic position in 2023. As in today’s Russia, in the zeros of this century a war mentality fostered a fierce intolerance of dissent and of difference on the right, which is still unfolding.”
But you forget our War in Iraq.
300,000 Iraqis dead “from direct war-related violence caused by the U.S., its allies, the Iraqi military and police, and opposition forces.”
7,000 U.S. military personnel dead
8,000 Pentagon contractors dead
30,000 U.S. veterans have committed suicide
Today, the coffers of the Iraqi state treasury are empty, even though the country should have earned $500 billion in oil revenues since 2003. Corruption and inefficiency handcuff the country.
For the U.S.: $6 trillion spent even before the ISIL campaign of 2014-2019. Without the sums squandered in Iraq, our national debt would still be below our annual gross national product, putting us in a much more favorable economic position in 2023. As in today’s Russia, in the zeros of this century a war mentality fostered a fierce intolerance of dissent and of difference on the right, which is still unfolding.”
from Juan Cole
https://tomdispatch.com/the-american-war-from-hell-20-years-later/?utm_source=TomDispatch&utm_campaign=bed8da6319-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_07_13_02_04_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1e41682ade-bed8da6319-308749077