Hellish Anniversary

Here we are: the fifth anniversary of Bush's immoral, illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. And how does The Decider commemorate it? Madly. The BBC headline on its web site this morning is BUSH SPEECH HAILS IRAQ 'VICTORY'.

Bush spoke of "exaggerated estimates" and then said that "the costs are necessary..."

This number is not exaggerated--it is precise: As of Monday night, 3,990 US troops have been killed since March 19, 2003.

Just Foreign Policy estimates the number of Iraqi deaths due to the invasion at 1,189,173. For a detailed explanation of this estimate, type the following URL into your browser: http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/counterexplanation.html.

I am convinced that history will roundly condemn us not only for this war but also for not impeaching George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney.

And what is next? John McCain may be the next Decider. He claims that the US might be there for one hundred years.

How many gates of hell might we charge through?