From WND: Some 80 percent of the 816 GIs killed in Iraq have died since major combat operations were declared over in May 2003.
This is the percentage equivalent of America suffering an additional 1.17 million fatalities after hostilities ceased in WWII. (There were 292,131 American battle deaths from 1941-1945). From this, we can conclude at least one of two things:
1. The current war was never truly about Iraq or Hussein per se and is thus not over.
2. The Japan/Germany post-war model is not relevant to the present situation.
My belief is that both are true. I have no doubt that tomorrow’s column is going to infuriate a lot of people, including some regulars here, but I would encourage you to seriously consider what I am saying in light of the established facts, not your instinctive emotional reaction.
There are those who consider George W. Bush to be carrying Ronald Reagan’s torch. I find the suggestion laughable. The man who did not fear to demand that the leader of the world’s second most powerful military force “tear down this wall!” would never have uttered the infamous “religion of peace” line.