7 years ago GW Bush gave the green light for the invasion of Iraq. Saddam’s military quickly was overwhelmed by the Pentagon’s ‘shock and awe’ tactics and the American public cheered the president for the swift victory.
Mission accomplished was declared on the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln.
Somehow the war refused to heed those words.
The occupation has had some brilliant moments of failure. No WMDs, widespread looting. IEDs. Unprotected Humvees. Re-rotation of troops. Abu Dhabi prison. Blackwater security guards. Internecine warfare. Car bombs. Civil war. The surge. Elections. No electricity. No water. No security. Corruption.
The list of failures lengthens with every year as does the death toll.
Nearly 5000 American dead and over 200,000 Iraqis.
Yet today no one in America is talking about this war.
It’s March Madness.
Time to band together to watch some b-ball.
Cinderella St. Mary’s College beats Villanova.