Today is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the United States and a few allies, most notably, the British. The cause for that war -- Saddam Hussein's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction and the absurd allegation that he was somehow complicit in the September 11, 2011 attacks on America -- have long since been repudiated.
The war and occupation and counter-insurgency in Iraq cost more than 4,500 American lives, tens of thousands of American wounded and more than 100,000 Iraqi dead and hundreds of thousands more Iraqis displaced in their own country or living as refugees in neighboring countries. The Iraq experience cost American taxpayers about one trillion dollars, substantial parts of which were wasted on graft, overcharges by contractors and simple abandonment of projects and equipment. Iraq is not at peace. Only this morning, almost 50 Iraqis were killed in a car bomb attack in Baghdad.
So what do the lions of March 2003 who led us into Iraq with shock and awe and extraordinary bombast have to sayabout it today? Nothing.
President George W. Bush: Silent.
Vice President Dick Cheney: Silent
Defense Secretary Donald rumsfeld: Silent
And what does one hear about the Iraq experience from the neo-cons who clamored for it? Not much. They're too busy burrowing around, building their case for going to war against Iran.
Buggerthebooboisie is dedicated to the memory and spirit of H.L. Mencken (above) who coined "booboisie," loosely defined as the middle class of the gullible masses. Mencken's observations and commentaries have withstood the test of time -- with appalling modern relevance. I invite all commentary that debunks the prevailing nonsense in America's political and social dialogue. As a newspaperman I also invite the reminiscences of others who recall the happier days of the trade.
Dear Jeff ,thanks for posting this article about the war in Iraq,silence of the Lions it is so true and painful America left a scar in the heart of the people of the middle East which is very difficult t to heal ,and created hatred and grudge and terrorism and chaos ,,are those American principal in the American constitution.
ReplyDeleteDear Jeff, thanks for posting this moving article my heart bleeds for the people of Iraq ,and ifeel outraged and angry for the stupid AMerican unwise policy in the middle East ,in Iraq ,what a shame what a lie ,millions of people are killed ,the war devastated the country ,and hatred for the Americans remains eternal ,,,and Bush is exposing his paintings in his museum with plenty of red colours on his hands ,,,
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