The 'Freedom' Bush Left to Iraqis, 10 Years Later: A Bloodbath Civil War

 

"If you needed any more proof of the longstanding neo-con plot to invade Iraq, consider this: in 2001, right after the Supreme Court installed Bush in the White House, Dick Cheney’s secret Energy Task Force was mapping out the locations of Iraq’s oil fields. Larry Klayman’s Judicial Watch has put the actual maps online, and they’re well worth checking out.

In the end, the war on terror was just an excuse; the neo-cons wanted to topple Saddam Hussein all along. In 2003, they finally got their wish when American-led forces invaded Iraq. That invasion and the eventual overthrow of Saddam Hussein created a vacuum that radicals and extremists were eager to fill.

Today, those extremists are as strong as ever. Al-Qaeda-linked forces are spilling over from Syria and linking up with homegrown militants in Anbar province. They’re ready to do battle with Iraq’s Shia government and willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

The freedom Bush promised the Iraqi people now looks like the freedom to die in a region-wide sectarian civil war that’s rapidly spiraling out of control."

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