|
Fine....I will begin
1. The Bush Administration has spent more than $140 billion on a war of choice in Iraq.
Source: American Progress
Source acceptable- Easily verified as dar as amount spent
"War of Choice" currently debated but Justification in question
2. The Bush Administration sent troops into battle without adequate body armor or armored Humvees.
Sources: Fox News, The Boston Globe
Source acceptable-Information verified, but exagerated
Debate as to responsibility of Administration
3. The Bush Administration ignored estimates from Gen. Eric Shinseki that several hundred thousand troops would be required to secure Iraq.
Source: PBS
Source acceptable- Verified infrormation, Ignore probably too strong a word
Government descision in time of war, judgement call
4. Vice President Cheney said Americans "will, in fact, be greeted as liberators" in Iraq.
Source: The Washington Post
Source acceptable- Wording of quote in question, but generally accepted as real
Miscalculation by Administration, error in judgement
5. During the Bush Administration's war in Iraq, more than 1,000 US troops have lost their lives and more than 7,000 have been injured.
Source: globalsecurity.org
Source acceptable-verified and accurate
Warfare Statistics, Limited in usefullness
__________________
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha
|