Monday, March 15, 2010

FORGET THE HOOPLA: HOW MANY IRAQI LIVES DID THE WAR COST?


David Corn has penned an excellent piece on putting aside all the triumphalism there is the cost of human lives the Iraq War has cost both the Iraqi people and the United States.

Over 4,500 young Americans have been KILLED in Iraq since George W. Bush and Dick Cheney LIED us into the war.

Read more here:

http://readersupportednews.com/off-site-opinion-section/54-iraq/1244-david-corn-iraq-war-triumphalism-ignores-dead-civilians

AFGHANS RAPIDLY LOSING HOPE 8 YEARS LATER: WATCH THIS ILLUMINATING VIDEO


The people of Afghanistan are rapidly losing hope that anything will ever change in their country.

Eight years after the United States and coalition forces invaded Afghanistan, the country is a mess with the opium trade booming and human services dreadful.

The country is run by corrupt government. Unemployment is at 60 percent in Afghanistan.

THE UNITED STATES HAS GIVEN $38 BILLION DOLLARS TO AFGHANISTAN

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WATCH THIS ILLUMINATING VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/7Ctpl9zq1GM&hl=en_US&fs=1

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NEW VIDEO SHOWING MARINES "GOING ROGUE" IN AFGHANISTAN


This video shows how US Marines have taken the situation in Afghanistan into their own hands and are "going rogue" in the battle against the Taliban.

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WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAWd1beKVC4

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HEART-POUNDING NEW VIDEO: MARINES FACE WITHERING FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN


Video is an update of what our forces are facing in the ongoing and never-ending battle in Afghanistan.

There is growing opposition in America for sending more troops to Afghanistan.

NATO forces are also facing stiff resistance back home regarding sending more troops to Afghanistan.

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WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/9wG1l0EU0Hs&hl=en_US&fs=1

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NEW VIDEO: M1 BREACHER, AKA THE GRIZZLY, SHOWN PLOWING THROUGH MINE FIELDS


The U.S. military has unveiled another vehicle for the war in Afghanistan. It is the M1 Breacher, aka The Grizzly, which has the capabilities to plow through mine fields. Watch "The Grizzly" in action in this video.

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WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/MV32yZYngeg&hl=en_US&fs=1

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AMAZING VIDEO: NEWEST WEAPON, ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE, SEEN IN ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN


This new military vehicle is called the Assault Breacher Vehicle, or "The Joker," by the men who operate this lethal piece of new equipment which has been introduced into the war in Afghanistan.

Watch "The Joker" in action in Afghanistan in this video.

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WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/c839FBFKyiw&hl=en_US&fs=1

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