re: 1,076
They are there because George Bush claimed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction he did not have. They are there because George Bush claimed Saddam Hussein had links with Al Qaeda he did not have. Were it not for these falacious assertions, neither the American public nor Congress would have never supported starting a historically unprecendented pre-emptive war...the reasons for which have turned out to be unequivocally false.
The real shame isn't "slander." Its the incredible incompetence of the Bush administration taking us recklessly to war without just cause. None of these 1,076 heroes should have died. None of them. Blame George Bush for that.