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The date was 9/11/2001. The event was the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. The result was the death of 2973 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. For many this was nothing short of the attack on Pearl Harbor on 12/07/1941. That too was an unprovoked attack on the United States which led to a war that killed too many Americans.

Another important date was 5/02/03. That was the date that George Bush, the Commander in Chief, landed on the USS Lincoln and proclaimed to the American people - "Mission Accomplished." Quite a milestone to announce to the American people.

Today is 9/24/06 and America has reached another milestone. Officially more people have now died in the post attack war than died in the actual attacks. That means that over 5946 people have now died. However, George Bush was nowhere to be found today. He did not land on an aircraft carrier. He did not take photos in front of the military brass and he did not say that major combat operations in Iraq were over. He did none of this because Iraq is a nightmare of gigantic proportions. We are losing good men and women there every day and many Americans are asking themselves why.

Why did America even attack Iraq when it was Bin Laden and the Taliban government that attacked the U.S. on 9/11? Why does America currently have seven times more troops committed to Iraq than Afghanistan where Bin Laden is hiding out? Why has George Bush not made getting Bin Laden the number one priority? Why has America spent almost $1Trillion and what have we got for our money?

The answers to those questions are simple: George Bush is an absolute MORON!

He had a personal vendetta against Saddam Hussein. He was Texas mad that Saddam had threatened his daddy. It was ok for his daddy to threaten Saddam but of course not vice-a-versa.

So now here we are. People, mostly poor people, are dying daily in Iraq fighting a futile war that America can not win. Among the Americans killed in the Iraq war, 34% have come from communities reporting the lowest levels of family income. A full 50% come from middle income communities and only 17% from the highest income level. Those numbers mean that 84% of those dying are middle income or lower.

Many think that since they are the poor and mostly uneducated their deaths are affordable. It is not that America can afford their deaths. Rather it is that they could not afford to live! America has turned its back on them socially and economically to the point that their best hope to improve is to join the military. Many see joining as a "way out" - it is anything but. It is only the way to a quick death.

So stay tuned to what George Bush has to say and keep your eyes on the numbers. The total number of dead people from Iraq is only going to rise but it is not the only thing that has doubled.

The price of Halliburton stock has also doubled since the invasion of Iraq. And oh yeah, Dick Cheney was the former CEO of Halliburton. Double your pleasure double your fun or in this case his former company's cash. Hey George thanks for the two bagger!