George W. Bush, May 1, 2003:
Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. ... [T]he tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free. ... America is grateful for a job well done.Barack Obama, December 14, 2011:
I've come to speak to you about the end of the war in Iraq. Over the last few months the final work of leaving Iraq has been done. ... [O]ver the next few days a small group of American soldiers will begin the final march out of that country. ... America's war in Iraq will be over. ... So today, as we mark the end of the war ... [T]he United States military is the most respected institution in our land ... [Y]ou, the 9/11 Generation, have earned your place in history.Is the U.S.'s murderous occupation of Iraq and the emotional and physical torture of its people actually over?
No.
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[T]he United States military is the most respected institution in our land ...
Of all the many possible institutions, the military--the institution that uses its discarded personnel for landfills--is the MOST respected? God help the Republic whose military is more respected than the civilian authorities who supposedly control it.
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