While Petraeus Betray-US was testifying about all the progress we're making in Bush's immoral and illegal war, two soldiers -- who were authors of that famous New York Times Op-ed about how we're NOT making progress -- died in Baghdad. Thanks so much for that, Betray-US.
Think Progress:
On Aug. 19, seven active duty soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division wrote an op-ed in The New York Times called “The War As We Saw It.” The piece expressed skepticism about “recent press coverage portraying the conflict as increasingly manageable:”
In the end, we need to recognize that our presence may have released Iraqis from the grip of a tyrant, but that it has also robbed them of their self-respect. They will soon realize that the best way to regain dignity is to call us what we are — an army of occupation — and force our withdrawal. […]
On Monday, two of these soldiers — Sgt. Omar Mora and Sgt. Yance Gray — died in a vehicle accident in Western Baghdad. The news of their deaths came as Gen. David Petraeus wrapped up his testimony to Congress about the Bush administration’s progress in Iraq. [via]
Truthout has the NY Times Op-ed: The War As We Saw It.
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