Democrats and Republicans slammed the new US plan to surge troops into Iraq as a tragedy and the worst blunder since Vietnam, as the Bush admin admitted it had no idea how long the forces would stay. Bush and top aides faced fierce criticism as they launched a hard sell to convince a nation weary of a war which has claimed 3,000 US lives that the last-ditch bid to step up the battle can work. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.