100 Years in Iraq?

Jan 17, 2008

Dear Friend,

When the Bush Administration launched its attack on Iraq in 2003, it assured the American public that the war would be quick, cheap and easy.

Wrong on all three counts.

Now, almost five years into this disastrous war, President Bush, his Republican allies and Iraqi officials are talking about occupying Iraq for another decade - or even longer.

Click here to reject a permanent presence of U.S. troops in Iraq.

The American public wants the United States out of Iraq, but Bush refuses to listen. And he is not the only one. Where Bush talks about a 10 year occupation, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain talks about another "100 years."

When asked on January 11 if the U.S. presence in Iraq would continue for another ten years, President Bush responded "It could easily be that. Absolutely."

The Iraqi defense minister agreed a few days later, saying that Iraq would need American help to defend its own borders until at least 2018.

We did the math. Keeping just one third of our current troop levels in Iraq through 2018 pushes the cost of the war to over $1 trillion. And many, many more American and Iraqi lives lost.

Click here to tell President Bush that it's time to bring our troops home.

George Bush and his cronies want to keep control of Iraq's oil and build permanent military bases to ensure a major military presence in the Middle East for generations to come. They have no regard for the cost, either in money or lives or the U.S. image in the world.

We reject this dreadful policy to commit the United States to occupation long after George W. Bush leaves office. Click here to join us.

Sincerely,

John Isaacs and Guy Stevens

P.S. Click here to watch a short video on the cost of the Iraq War by Council for a Livable World's sister organization, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.