[Hoot Gibson]

this was a war we should have never been in these people never attack us

the evidence was all made up or beefed up to get hussein but we made all

the big coroprations rich who make military equipment and supplies and we

have not paid for it

Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003 (beginning with the 2003

invasion of Iraq, and continuing with the ensuing occupation of Iraq

coalition presence, as well as the activities of the various armed

groups operating in the country) have come in many forms, and the accuracy

of the information available on different types of Iraq War casualties varies

greatly.

The table below summarizes some of the Iraqi casualty figures.

Source Iraqi casualties Time period

Iraq Family Health Survey 151,000 deaths March 2003 to June 2006

Lancet survey 601,027 violent deaths out of 654,965 excess deaths March 2003 to June 2006

Opinion Research Business survey 1,033,000 deaths as a result of the conflict March 2003 to August 2007

Associated Press 110,600 deaths March 2003 to April 2009

Iraq Body Count project 98,170 — 107,152 civilian deaths as a result of the conflict.
150,726 civilian and combatant deaths[1] March 2003 to October 2010

WikiLeaks. Classified Iraq war logs[1][2][3][4] 104,924 recorded Iraqi deaths,
including 92,003[5] (or 66,081[6]) civilian deaths. January 2004 to December 2009

Whether or not you believe we should be fighting a war in Iraq, it is a legal war. Not so in the case of the Libyan War, where Obama continues to violate the War Powers Act by not seeking Congressional approval for waging the war. Ironically, Congress would most likely granted approval for the action, so one must wonder why Obama decided to thumb his nose at this particular law in a manner which no president before him has done. Does he plan to start another war prior to the election and not want to be burdened by the War Powers Act? Maybe Libya is nothing more than a dry run. Americans have always rallied around its president during times of war and Obama's popularity is plummeting like a rock.

NOTE: Bush is no longer president and Rick Perry has nothing to do with the war in Iraq. My comment about the Libyan War was to draw a contrast between President Obama who is actively and aggressively violating our laws and presidential candidate, Rick Perry, who has proposed changing the US Constitution in a lawful manner in the manner proscribed by the Constitution.