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Of 300,000 troops in Iraq, 1 in 6 comes home with PTSD. That�s 50,000 troops with a mental disorder, and these numbers are growing. Nightline, ABC News Soldier suicides are now at a 26 year high. 99 suicides were committed in �06 by soldiers younger than 25. Reports show a correlation between the suicides and deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan. MSNBC, Associated Press 3,830 US soldiers have died in the Iraq War. CNN.com About 80,000 innocent Iraqi civilians have been killed since 2003. 7,400 civilians were killed in the initial US invasion known as �Shock and Awe� IraqBodyCount.org There is a common action among US troops to kill civilians in an indiscriminate manner. IVAW Member, Newsnight, BBC, Longer Cut Iraqi civilians have begun to kill American troops to avenge the deaths of their families. Journeyman Pictures, BBC The US is arming Suuni militants. The New York Times 460 Billion dollars of American money has been spent on the Iraq War. That is the cost of building 4 million houses. (That�s more houses than there are homeless people in the US. citymayors.com) NationalPriorities.org 71 % of innocent Iraqi civilians want the US to be out of their land within a year. More than half of those civilians want the US to leave in 6 months. CNN.com Iraq�s government (Saddam) had no ties to Al Qaeda or the 9/11 attacks. 9/11 Commission Report 30 Million people in 800 cities across the globe protested the Iraq War on February 15th 2003, before the US invasion. This voice was heard, but ignored. BBC News
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Ron Paul (a solution) With Bill Moyers (Part 2) Presidential candidate, Ron Paul in his congress days talking about his opposition toward the Iraq War. IVAW Troop Iraq war talks about his turning point in the war. Salee's Story A child and her father tell their story of US air strike on their neighborhood. Civilian Killings Troops talk about civilian killings. Langan In Iraq A reporter visits Iraq 7 months after "end of major combat". Langan In Iraq 2 Includes interview with Iraqi resistance. Hospitalized and injured troops talk about their injuries months after the "end of major combat". Shock & Awe Some of the explosions that killed some of the 7,400 innocent Iraqis. (AKA Operation Iraqi Freedom)
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 Anti-War Links Ron Paul 2008 Iraq Veterans Against The War Iraq Body Count No More Victims Cost Of War Greenville Anti-War Society |
