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> Iraq – The Democrats’ War – Stephen Zunes > > The ongoing presence of over 50,000 US troops, many thousands of civilian > employees and tens of thousands of US-backed mercenaries raises serious > questions over the significance of the partial withdrawal of US forces from > Iraq. The August 31 deadline marking the "end of US combat operations in > Iraq" is not as real or significant a milestone as President Obama implied > in his > speech<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/31/remarks-president-address-nation-end-combat-operations-iraq>. > Indeed, hearing for the umpteenth time that the US has "turned a corner" in > Iraq, it makes one think that the country must be some kind of dodecahedron. > > Nevertheless, with all the attention on the supposed withdrawal of US > combat forces, it is important to acknowledge the forces that got us into > this tragic conflict in the first place. > > It was not just George W. Bush. > > full article -- > http://www.truth-out.org/iraq-the-democrats-war63120 > > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
