On what date did the Iraq War end?

[Wickerman]

And, did we win?

In the past several days I have heard the media, in causal reference, refer to "post war Iraq", "after the war", and "pre and post war".

I try to stay on top of the news. Somewhere, it seems, I would've seen little Georgie* strutting about saying the war was over. I've missed that. I saw that Mission Accomplished crap last summer, but, heck, even Bush* admitted that was just, well, hell, whatever he admitted it wasn't a statement that should be taken as the events in in Iraq were over.

Did the "capture" of Saddam mean the end of the war? Hmmm, don't recall that it was phrased that way.

Was it when Iraq signed the "constitution"? I suppose, but I'll be waiting for that to make the difference to keep peace. And, again, maybe I missed the declaration that this event was the end of the war.

Are our kids still fully deployed over there? Are they still taking hits from roadside bombers and terrorists? Are they still coming home without limbs and in bodybags?

The war ain't over, not by a long shot. And the media has no business saying that it is over and ready for the history books.

[lastknowngood]

1. back in May don't you remember "Mission Accomplished"

n/t

[arcane1]

3. and he also said that the threat of WMD ended then, too

anyone going to hold him to THESE remarks:

"...one thing is certain -- no terrorist network will gain weapons of mass destruction from the Iraqi regime because the Iraqi regime is no more"

yet still we die there, daily, still we hear about WMD threats... :eyes:

edit to add link:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/06/05/qatar.bush/

[Wickerman]

8. did you read the freakin' post? n/t

[Tim4319]

2. How 'bout, I think it was in "Neveruary"

[arcos]

4. oh, I thought it was in Joevember! n/t

[apsuman]

5. technically...

Technically we are still in a state of war with Iraq. Even though there is no soverign entity to be at war with currently.

The speech president Bush gave last may was "an end to major combat operations" or somesuch. Those words were chosen carefully to comply with international laws and traditions. had he said the war was over then there would be a whole can of international law worms to contend with.

[Martin Eden]

6. It began in 1991

continued through 12 years of sanctions that killed half a million Iraqi children, flared up again a year ago, and will likely contunue for some time after the U.S. pulls out the last troops -- if ever.

[jmm]

7. I'm still trying to figure out

when everybody the press seemed to forget about Afghanistan.

[Wickerman]

10. Don't worry, we'll get a real strong reminder of that

come summer, gotta keep the image of George the warrier on the front burner.

[patricia92243]

9. Solders dying got delegated to page 8 aft Saddam capture. So, I guess...

means anykind of pretense stopped then.

[Wickerman]

12. thanks

ya know, I recognize what you are saying, but seeing it in print like that made me feel ill once again. I can't believe how little the media of this country value our dying youth.

[ElementaryPenguin]

14. AMAZING how little our media values our dying youth!!

Corporate America has become one giant pool of pond scum!!

:puke:
:mad:

[Bigfoot]

11. for that matter...

When did our Civil War end?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

13. Good point-it's still going on

and this Yankee wishes it would end.

[camero]

15. IWR ended?

News to me.