Iraq Death Toll Surpasses 9/11 Body Count

Sad.... :(

Amerika...the Whore of Babylon!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
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http://www.lp.org/media/article_452.shtml

(Washington, D.C.) - With 2,983 fatalities now reported, U.S. military deaths in Iraq have now surpassed the amount of people who died in New York City, Arlington County, Virginia and Somerset County, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.

"And our mission is clear, to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people," President Bush explained to the American public in his initial radio address justifying Operation Iraqi Freedom.

"The invasion and continued occupation of Iraq was based largely upon speculation and conjecture created and promoted by a powerful Republican regime and approved by a spineless Democratic minority," said Libertarian Party Executive Director Shane Cory. "The case for war with Iraq was sold to the American people, with award-worthy theatrics, through the exploitation of hate and fear."

Many may recall one such fear-based statement by President Bush, "We cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud."

Others may recall the vial of "Anthrax" displayed before the United Nations by then Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell addressed the U.N. with crude animations of mobile weapons labs that had been verified by Iraqi defectors. As with the non-existent weapons of mass destruction, there were no mobile weapons laboratories.

Regardless of the evidence that was eventually proven to be false, the Libertarian Party stood firmly positioned against the invasion as it was, without question, an unnecessary and offensive engagement.

Libertarians have always opposed pre-emptive military action. "The United States government should return to the historic libertarian tradition of avoiding entangling alliances, abstaining totally from foreign quarrels and imperialist adventures," states a section of the Libertarian Party Platform.

"At this time, complaining about the justification for Iraq is useless as Americans and Iraqis are dying each day in futile battles," said Cory. "Bush and Republicans are looking to save face with talk of 'surges' and success, while Democrats willingly allow the violence to continue just to further diminish the Republicans. It's time to stop playing politics with human lives and end this occupation."

Despite multiple public surveys which indicate that Americans favor a withdrawal from Iraq, elected officials of both parties support a continuance or escalation of already failed public policy. Libertarians lead the way by opposing the Iraq War long before the recent shift in public sentiment.