Bush’s Iraq War

The Wisdom Segment

• I  Wikileaks released close to 400,000 files of information about the Iraq War.
• II  The Center of Public Integrity discloses that the Bush Administration made up to 935 false claims about alleged threats from Iraq in the 2 year period following 9/11.
• III  Regrets have been expressed by a number of news organizations who helped provide validation for the Bush administration's false statements before the Iraq War. They accepted criticisms that their pre-war reportings were too biased and unprofessional.
• IV  An investigation made by the BBC revealed how large amounts of financial profit were made by private contractors off the war. They stated that it was probably the most profitable war in history. However, a U.S. gag order has been put in place to prevent any discussion of the accusations.
• V  The Iraq War led to about 2.3 million people being driven out of their homes. As of 2008, 2 million Iraqis left the country. The neighboring countries had to deal with a massive wave of immigration and refugee camps.
• VI  Many Iraqi women had to recur to prostitution to fend for themselves and their family, due to the widespread poverty caused by the Iraqi war. Prostitution was not frowned upon by religion at this point, because it was a means of survival.
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