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4000 thousand dead men and women of the U.S. military, and a financial burden of over three trillion dollars, all from having a war in Iraq.
Yet even with 4000 Americans dead, and countless more injured in the name of war profiteering corporations this war is far from over. It will be at least another year, at the minimum, before we as a nation will find any sort of resolution to this costly problem. In the worst case this war will continue for years more as our wretched politicians attempt one useless extraction plan after another.
The ending of this war is of secondary importance though, at least this morning. With all the humdrum of the presidential election, numerous environmental disasters occurring in the United States, a rapidly weakening economy, and healthcare woes, the war in Iraq, and in Afghanistan have been largely forgotten by the media. I cannot say whether or not the general American public has decided to forget about the war, but our news agencies have certainly forgot, as have many of our politicians. And that sad fact is entirely unacceptable people, a crime that cannot be allowed to continue.