At 9:30 tonight, Iraq War and Occupation takes longer than WW II

I Wonder how many of the America Populus know this little bit of news?

August 15, 2006

We're counting from the day Germany declared war on the US (December 11, 1941) to VE day (May 8, 1945).

This is 1244 days.

The Invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003 at 21:34 EST when the US began their first air strike on Baghdad.On August 15, 2006 21:30 EST the United States will have been at war in Iraq longer than it was at war with Germany in World War II.

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Another 'Mission Accomplished' Moment?

Dan Froomkin, Washington Post
President Bush's startling assertion yesterday -- that at the end of 33 days of warfare between Israel and the Hezbollah militia, Hezbollah had been defeated -- once again raises questions about his ability to acknowledge reality when things don't turn out the way he intended. Here, from the transcript of his appearance at the State Department, are his exact words: "Hezbollah started the crisis, and Hezbollah suffered a defeat in this crisis. And the reason why is, is that first, there is a new -- there's going to be a new power in the south of Lebanon, and that's going to be a Lebanese force with a robust international force to help them seize control of the country, that part of the country." My first question: Did he really mean to say that?...

Did they get their soldiers back, I haven't heard that they had?

Israeli Objective--------------------- Score (0-10)
1) Kill Hasan Nasrallah -----------------------------------------0
2) Prevent Missile Firing On Israel, In Retaliation--------------0
3) Occupy The Area South Of The Litani---------------------------0
4) Push Hizbullah North Of The Litani----------------------------0
5) Turn The Lebanese And The Arabs Against Hizbullah-------------0
6) Destroy The Military Capability Of Hizbullah------------------0
7) Disarm Hizbullah----------------------------------------------0
8) Demonstrate The Decisive Military Capability Of Israel-----------0
9) Demonstrate To The Arabs That Resistance Is Futile---------------0
10) Strengthen The Puppet Regimes Of Jordan, Egypt, S.A.
And Others-----0
11) Increase Support For US Policies In Lebanon And
The Rest Of The M.E.----------------0
12) Strengthen Usrael Vis-A-Vis Syria And Iran And Cow Both--------0

TOTAL SCORE--------------------------------------------------0

You be the judge, who won this war?

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