Final “Mission Accomplished” Thought of this 4th Anniversary

And who better to deliver it than Neil Young…

This Video contains GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, thus don’t watch it if you’re squeamish.

Personally I think we owe it to our soldiers to show what war actually looks like on this anniversary… I think we can safely assume the mainstream media to do it…

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From Think Progress:

  May 1, 2003 Today
U.S. Troops Wounded 542 24,912
U.S. Troops Killed 139 3,351
Contractors Killed 69 916
Journalists and Media Assistants Killed 11 167
U.S. Forces in Iraq 150,000 146,000
Size of Iraqi Security Forces
7,000-9,000 334,300
Number of Insurgents less than 5,000 ~70,000 (Sunni only)
Insurgent Attacks Per Day 8 148.9
Cost to U.S. Taxpayers $79 billion $421 billion
Approval of Bush’s Handling of Iraq 75% 24%
Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was “Worth Fighting” 70% 34%
Bush’s Overall Job Approval 71% 32%
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