The civilian death toll in Iraq for the month of July is above 3,400 people. Let's put that into perspective. 2,819 people were killed on September 11th. 37 people were killed in the bombing of the London Underground.
So far the Iraqi war has caused over 40,000 civilian deaths. How many of those people would still be alive, if it weren't for this pointless war?
Given the US military can not be blamed for all of the deaths, but it is our tax money that is funding this enormous mistake. When you go to the polls, think about where your tax money will be spent. Normally I would say to vote for whichever candidate will take the least of your money or the least of your freedom, but it is obvious that neither party values fiscal responsibility or freedom. Therefore, assume both parties will steal and waste your money equally and vote with your conscious not your wallet.
1 comment:
I don't like your first paragraph. It can be too easily interpreted to mean that it's not the purpose of the deaths, but simply the number of deaths, that determines the rightness or wrongness of certain actions.
Besides, most of the killing is of Shiite Muslims by Sunni Muslims. It's always been that way. The only difference now that we've invaded is that instead of it being done at the hands of a dictator, it's being expedited at the hands of an insurgency.
I like your last paragraph though.
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