'Remarkable Transformation'
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
12th December 2005, Philadelphia - Now this is where Mr. Bush, sorry ... President Bush was giving a speech 3 days before the new government polls in Erak, and offering his support for the political process out there.
When one woman asked about how many Erakis have died since the March 2003 invasion, Mr. Bush did what the Pentagon has been reluctant to do. He offered numbers. "I would say 30,000, more or less, have died as a result of the initial incursion and the ongoing violence ." We have lost about 2,140 of our own troops out there.
The recent figures show that the count is now 2151, as of 13th Dec 2005. Now, we are not talking about numbers over here, we are talking about HUMAN LIVES. It is scary as hell. The other day I was watching a documentary on TV - Frontline. It showed the difficulties faced by military and private body guards out there. Why then are they stationed out there. For the elections to go ahead smoothly? Would they be recalled once its over and the new government takes over?
Well that's what they say, but how much of it is true - needs to be seen !!!
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