The Hell we created in Iraq-1/2

"We Didn't Create a Paradise in Iraq; We Created a Hell" - Independent Journalist Nir Rosen on 6th Anniversary of US Overthrow of Saddam Hussein

As tens of thousands of Iraqis rally in Baghdad to mark the sixth anniversary of the fall of the city to US troops, we speak to independent journalist Nir Rosen, who is just back from Iraq. [includes rush transcript]

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[Symian27]

Obama just requested $83.4 billion to pay for ongoing activities in both Iraq and Afghanistan. This will prolong the occupation of Iraq until at least 2011 and massively expand the operation in Afghanistan (an unwinnable war). He is also planning to expand the overall size of the military, and is continuing policies of rendition and torture. So there is in fact very little difference between Obama and Bush. They are both front men for the corporatocracy that runs the U.S. from behing the scenes.

[fufalovemoney]

TRUE

[derkaderkamfh3]

@rbjnla

and debatably Obama is worse, since at least with Bush it was just so obvious what was going on. (don't get me wrong though, obviously I'd do anything to never have another Bush)

[AndreaRossouw1]

I dont think people use common sense with regards to what we allow - such as war and religion and politics. We refuse to look at the nature of man that allows war and that smae nature that stands back and whaits for a gor or president to save us. Man's deceptive nature is manifested in the world we create

[rbjnla]

Thank God Obama is president!

Bush was such a mistake.