It's A Sad Day...

Today, under rhetorical, political pressure to "support our troops," the House of Representatives passed a $120 billion war-spending bill, without a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The Senate is expected to vote on this bill in the very near future.

As of today, the war in Iraq has cost the lives of 3,431 American soldiers, and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians. The war has left 25,000 American soldiers wounded and has cost the U.S. $428,633,000,000 (and still counting)

In a country of about 22 million people, the war has caused four million refugees--half of them children.

Furthermore, the U.S. occupation in Iraq has not made the United States safer from terrorist attacks. Yesterday, it was reported in the news (CNN) that "Iraq is now funding al Qaeda."

Is anyone in Congress listening?