Iraq: Permanent US Colony

"Why does the Bush Administration refuse to discuss withdrawing occupation forces from Iraq? Why is Halliburton, who landed the no-bid contracts to construct and maintain US military bases in Iraq, posting higher profits than ever before in its 86-year history?"

"Why do these bases in Iraq resemble self-contained cities as much as military outposts?"

At the end of this article, the author answers this question with one word; "Empire". Well that's to be sure, but everything else in between those initial questions, and their short answer, you'll find an interesting description of the permanent bases and embasy we're building there. You'll have to read it for yourself to believe. The scale of not only the bases, but especially our new embasy, is staggering. There's just no way these bases were ever meant to be turned over to the Iraqis.

The article also goes into the lies being told about our progress in training Iraqi troops. If you recall, late last year it was said that there was only one Iraqi battalion, and it was lacking in equipment, much more so than our own troops. Well apparently, in the span of just six months, a miracle has occured in Iraq that should be the top headline of every newspaper, and every lead story on TV, in the world. We're being told that the Iraqis now have over one hundred battalions in the field. Isn't that an amazing feat? Or more obviously, just another of a never-ending stream of lies.