Is there anybody, besides George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, who still believes that invading Iraq was a good idea?Recently a former top general was publicly critical of America's strategy in Iraq, while a Globe columnist writes about the moral deficiencies of this nation's current position in the world.
Retired Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez, the former US commander in Iraq, said that the Bush Administration's war plan was "catastrophically flawed" and "unrealistically optimistic" and added that the so-called surge is a "desperate" move.
Writer James Carroll detailed how America has frequently risen up to face the moral challenges at hand, but that today "we are paralyzed by a war that no one wants."
Meanwhile, in a recent issue of The New Yorker, famed investigative journalist Seymour Hersch consults his deep sources in the military and intelligence communities to uncover the latest plans that Bush and Cheney have instructed their underlings to assemble: bombing raids on Iran.
Will we continue to allow these colossally arrogant and stupendously foolish people to commit American blood and treasure to their outrageous schemes?
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Did you see the PBS show America's Investigative Reports last night? They discussed how poorly the military is handling soldiers with PTSD, depression, or who are at risk for suicide. They show how soldiers who are suffering from severe mental health disorders are falling through the cracks and even being sent back into combat. It was very compelling and very sad. If you can't stay up until 10 pm to catch the next showing of it next Friday on Channel 2, you can watch it online at America's Investigative Reports.
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