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Kristina Gronquist is a freelance writer and editor based in Minneapolis. In addition to being involved in the peace movement for more than two decades, she has a strong interest in environmental issues, food justice and sustainable agriculture. She specializes in foreign policy analysis. Ms. Gronquist holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, January 23, 2012 Iraq War Ends Nine Years Too Late
The misbegotten, illegal war machine wreaked havoc on the US economy along with the corrupt mortgage industry, the banking monopolies and Wall Street. The billions of tax dollars wasted, lost or squandered in Iraq can't be properly summed up, except in the eyes of the unemployed, the homeless, the children in failing school systems or the people without adequate mass transit, bridges, parks or a clean environment.