Iraq

I almost hate to post anything about Iraq because I'm so frustrated with the total senselessness of it. I remember the massive anti-war protests leading up to the invasion and how the right-wing began accusing us of being un-patriotic and un-American.

I don't understand why there isn't more blatant outrage among Americans calling for an end to it before thousands more die for a lie, not to mention the hundreds of billions of dollars WASTED by this failed and embarrassing Bush administration. Congress seems hellbent on plunging head-on into the abyss at full speed. And as each member who supported and continues to support this mayhem comes up for re-election, I want nothing more than to see them toppled from office, one by one.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The bodies of two U.S. soldiers reported captured last week have been recovered, and an Iraqi defense ministry official said Tuesday the men were "killed in a barbaric way." The U.S. military said the remains were believed to be those of Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore.

CAIRO, Egypt - The new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq illed two U.S. soldiers whom the group abducted last week, an insurgent umbrella group said in a Web statement posted Tuesday. The statement, which could not be authenticated, said the two soldiers were "slaughtered," suggesting they had been beheaded by Abu Hamza al-Muhajer.

The Arabic word used in the statement, "nahr," is used for the slaughtering of sheep by cutting the throat and has been used in past statements to refer to beheadings.


The Wall Street Journal Online has a piece worth reading today.

"The administration has tried to use positive developments in Iraq to prevent further declines in public support for the U.S.-led venture by demonstrating that the war-torn country is turning a corner."

Good luck with that strategy!