Its nice to have ones opinions vindicated, and Amos ,Boberts and others deserve their moment in the sun after the abuse they have taken from the powers of darkness here on Mudcat.

I remember before the war, the anti's were much in the minority,especially in the USA, and were subjected to daily taunts from the right of being traitors or fools.
As events have unfolded, the numbers of pro war people here have diminished, leaving a small hard core of fanatics, some of whom were not in this forum in the early days.

This vindication of our insight should not cause us to forget those who will have no victory or even see one ray of light.....The children in hospital, victims of air strikes, some with no sight some with no limbs, all with no hope for any quality of life in the future.
All in that condition because of the greed and ego-mania of our leaders..AND...our stupidity and indifference.

Carol and Freda have mentioned the article in the esteemed British medical journal "the Lancet", in which Hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties are cited.
With troop withdrawals by the US and UK now a matter of urgency as the insurgency builds, I fear many thousands more will perish in the bloody mess we have created.

I hope the few pro war people left here, and the hawkish media both in America and Britain, will ponder on the loss of life on all sides and have the guts to apologise for their stance...Ake