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March 20, 2008 at 16:42:22

CHENEY STILL WEARING ROSE COLORED GLASSES

by Allen L Roland

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Dick Cheney refuses to see the reality of our 12 billion dollar a month debacle in occupied Iraq ~ claiming phenomenal improvements in security and ignoring the grim reality of over one million civilian deaths, continued suicide bombings and a thoroughly demoralized populace: Allen L Roland

It was many years ago that Dick Cheney said that the Iraq insurgency ~ who are, in reality, freedom fighters were in their ' Last Throes ' and Cheney continues to wear those rose colored glasses in describing the illegal war, occupation and economic rape of Iraq as a ' successful endeavor.'   

Here is the reality of Cheney's 'successful endeavor '  ~ Unemployment, was 32% before the invasion, and is now between 40-70 percent, according to the Iraqi government.

More than a million Iraqis are dead, more than four million displaced, and another four million in need of emergency aidAs such, a third of Iraqis are displaced, in need of emergency aid ~ or dead . 

Patrick Cockburn , The independent,  writes on 18 Mar 2008  "  Five years of occupation have destroyed Iraq as a country. Baghdad is today a collection of hostile  Sunni and Shiite ghettoes divided by high concrete walls. Different   districts even have different national flags... The Iraqi government tries to give the impression that normality is returning. Iraqi journalists are told not to mention the continuing violence. When a bomb exploded in Karada district near my hotel, killing 70 people, the police beat and drove away a television cameraman trying to take pictures of the devastation. "  http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/355506_iraq19.html   

And Cheney could care less if the vast majority of the American people disagree with his neocon pipedream and has stated  so publicly ~ Dick Cheney on public opinion polls 

And today, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was disbarred by a District of Columbia court which ruled that his convictions last year for perjury and obstructing justice in a White House leak investigation disqualify him from practicing law ~ and do remember that Libby reported directly to Dick Cheney. 

Fortunately, the Center for American Progress sets the record straight and further debunks Cheney's continued assertions of a relationship between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda before the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Allen L Roland                    http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/03/20.html 

IRAQ -- CHENEY DECLARES IRAQ WAR A 'SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR'

Center for American Progress http://www.americanprogressaction.org/progressreport/2008/03/pr20080318/mobile.html

Yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Iraq to meet with U.S and Iraqi leaders and to reaffirm "the unwavering commitment" of the United States in Iraq. Despite the fact that numerous government reports over the last five years have conclusively proved that no relationship between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda existed before the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003,

Cheney said yesterday during a press conference in Iraq that it is "pretty clear that there was" a link. In fact, a Defense Department commissioned study released just this month found "no connection" between Saddam Hussein's and al Qaeda. But Cheney -- who has a solid history of making the false link -- held firm, citing a thoroughly-debunked Weekly Standard article as laying out the best case of an Iraq-al Qaeda connection.

Moreover, despite a deadly suicide bombing and other violence that killed and injuring scores of Iraqis yesterday, Cheney said there has been "phenomenal" improvements in security and that the war has been a "successful endeavor."   

Allen L Roland                     http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/03/20.html 


 

Freelance Online columnist and recognized therapist Allen L Roland is available for commentsinterviews, speaking engagements and private consultations ( allen@allenroland.com
Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on  www.conscioustalk.net
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