[CLUE-Talk] a new note in the usa/iraq tune

[Jeff Cann]

On Saturday 24 January 2004 8:39 pm, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:

> Meanwhile, we've spent tens of billions of dollars on Bush's adventure

Also, don't forget the role of the Congress, who rolled over (i.e., did not 
ask for more facts and justifications) and gave Bush the authorization for 
military action.

Today on NPR's 'All Things Considered', they interviewed Rep. Jane Harman 
(D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.  She told 
NPR that the reason she voted for the Iraq military action resolution is 
because she 'was briefed by senior people and believed what they told her'.  
The interviewer asked her if she read any of the details of the reports.  She 
answered no, but after all of the problems in justifying the war, she has 
become 'a much more informed consumer of intelligence information'.

You can listen to her interview here - the story is called 'Iraq WMD Hunt 
Prompts Renewed Debate' :

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=24-Jan-2004&prgId=2

I don't know about you, but her admission scares me.

> into Iraq, more than 500 American servicepeople are dead, thousands more
> have been wounded, and the Bush administration has managed to turn world
> opinion against the U.S.

Some stats - 
	U.S. Military Deaths --> 511
		http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx

	Total Military Deaths --> 608 in 311 days (average of 1.95 per day)
		http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx

	Estimated Cost of War in Iraq -->  Currently at $97 Billion
		http://costofwar.com/   

	Estimated Civilian Deaths --> 8041 to 9878
		(these are not tracked by our military, btw)
		http://www.iraqbodycount.net/

Jeff

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