[From Democracy Now] President Bush took to the nation’s airwaves on March 19, 2003 to declare that the war to “disarm Iraq” had begun. Bush claimed the U.S. was entering the conflict reluctantly but that the war was needed to prevent Iraq from having what he called weapons of mass murder.
The Independent newspaper of London has published a series of statistics to mark what has happened in the 1,000 days since then:
*Zero weapons of mass destruction have been found.
*At least 30,000 Iraqi civilians have died so far though some studies put the toll over 100,000.
*66 journalists have been killed.
*183,000 British and American troops remain in Iraq.
*Over 2,300 U.S. and coalition troops have been killed.
*At least 16,000 U.S. troops have been wounded in action.
*$200 billion has already been spent by the U.S. And news reports today indicate the total cost of the Iraq and Afghan wars could top half a trillion dollars.
*Between 60% and 80% of Iraqis still strongly oppose the presence of U.S. troops in their country.
*67% of Iraqis feel less secure because of the occupation.
*There are currently an average of 90 attacks staged each day by the Iraqi resistance.
*8% of Iraq’s children are suffering acute malnutrition.
March 18-20, 2006
Global Days of Action: Third Anniver- sary of the “Shock and Awe” Invasion of Iraq
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition joins with antiwar organizations globally in calling for March 18-20, 2006, to be Global Days of Action. This is the third anniversary of Bush's criminal aggression against the people of Iraq.
March 18 - March 19
Locally-Coordinated Antiwar Protests
On March 18 and March 19, 2006, locally-coordinated demonstrations will take place in cities and towns across the U.S. and around the world, including New York City, Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and many more.
Youth & Student Day of Resistance to Imperialism
On March 20, young people will organize acts of resistance in their schools and communities. See below for the statement that was adopted at the November 6 Youth and Student A.N.S.W.E.R. Strategy Meeting held in New York City at Hunter College
Read the Call to Action
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