Originally posted by Bruce Cohen
Osama Bin Ladin is still at large somewhere on the Afghan/Pakistan border - so what.
The war in Iraq has cost the US $261 billion so far - so what.
The cost of the war in Iraq to American troop has been 2486 dead and 18254 wounded so far - so what.
Accute malnutrition in young Iraqi children has more than doubled since the US invasion of Iraq - so what.
The US's unilateral war in Iraq and subsequent difficulties (Abu Ghraib, Haditha) have destroyed world sympathy and support stemming from the 9-11 terrorist attacks - so what.
Insurgent attacks continue unabated. To quote the AP - "The fighting was part of a string of violent incidents Sunday amid a government stalemate and threats of continued violence from insurgents after the death of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi." - so what.
SO WHAT. At least we've managed to kill off one more head of the hydra, so whatever good it'll do.
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