5 Years On, 4,000 Dead US Soldiers
Writes ck on March 24th, 2008
Read More: International, Iraq War, Politics
Dick Cheney puts what I can only call an ‘ugly’ spin on this milestone in describing the US army as an all volunteer force, heralding Bush as the person carrying the biggest burden in the midst of this disaster. No word of course of the civilian cost to the people of Iraq. Read more here.
0 Graham Mar 25th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I’d say it is a volunteer force, in the sense that people can choose to sign up for it. But since their salaries are obviously paid for by government, and their activities directed by same, I don’t really find that description very satisfying.