It really is.

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You know what's an even bigger scandal than the Iraq War? 911

who still has the nerve to go on TV and spout his evil nonsense.

Totally evil, real time, 21st century villain, incarnate.

The Bushco war criminals all know that Shinseki was correct and they were wrong. That fact cannot be challenged.

From Zawya, which I looked up as a source before I posted (cause I catch hell if I post anything remotely right wing or whatever)....

From the About Us:

Zawya is the preeminent source of Middle East and North Africa business intelligence and is now part of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for business and professionals.

Baghdad (AIN) -Handover ceremony took place on May 21, 2014, many of the stolen and looted artifacts from the National Museum and the country to the administration of the National Museum.

The ceremony took place in the presence of Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Liwa' Smaisim and Officials in the administration of the museum.

A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received by All Iraq News Agency cited "Foreign Minister said during his speech that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began after the fall of the former regime in 2003, to work and move through the Iraqi Diplomatic Missions to regain the Iraqi cultural property and the stolen and looted Iraqi artifacts, which became one of the national tasks of Iraqi diplomacy, where our missions moved and investigated in most States when receives information that there traces of Iraqi artifacts in these countries , gave the power of attorney to lawyers for the implementation of legal prosecution and placing the hand on the detect Iraqi artifacts on auctions , as well as take the legal actions and addressing the international institutions to retrieve smuggled artifacts, demanding the international Police (Interpol) to prosecute those who involved in facilitating and smuggled it out of Iraq and communities with the Iraqi abroad to cooperate in the retrieving of our monuments."

The Minister referred to that as a result of this effort and said "We are today handed over the National Museum and the new collection of artifacts amounted to (166) piece of the clay tablets figures and statues in addition to (110) colored stitch back to the Sumerian era".

"These pieces have been retrieving of the United States, Australia, Germany, Lebanon, Morocco and Kuwait," the statement added.

it proved that civilization, and thus the Earth, has been around for more than 6000 years. Much of it was from the Dawn of Civilization.

How's that for respect of history.

Yes, to those who believe the earth is only 6000 yrs old it might not have seemed outrageous to be looting the cradle of civilization.

They know they're guilty of war crimes.

Shinseki definitely deserved better.

Here is just a glimpse at the manner in which Republicans " care " about Vets.

Timeline on Veterans’ Health Care – 3 Years of Facts

2003

January 2003 Bush Administration cuts off veterans’ health care for 164,000. In January, the Administration cut off VA health care for 164,000 veterans without service-connected disabilities, who make as little as $25,000 a year. Through 2005 this has denied health care to more than 522,000 veterans.

March 2003 Republicans vote to slash veterans’ health care. House Republicans voted in their budget to cut $14 billion from veterans’ health care. The GOP budget also included the President’s proposal to impose a $250 fee for enrollment in VA health care for low and moderate income veterans, along with a doubling of the drug co-payment for those veterans.

July 2003 Republicans break promise on veterans’ health care. After agreeing to reduce some of their budget cuts, the House GOP reneged on their promise to increase funding for VA health care and passed an appropriations bill providing $1.8 billion less than their FY 2004 Budget.

October 2003 Democrats seek an additional $1.3 billion for veterans health care, but Republicans reject it. The Bush Administration opposed and House Republicans rejected a Democratic motion to include $1.3 billion for veterans’ health care in the Iraqi Supplemental.

2004

February 2, 2004 Veterans Secretary acknowledges inadequacy of FY 2005 Veteran Budget: "In a rare move by a Cabinet member, Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi told a House committee he had sought $1.2 billion more than President Bush was willing to put in his budget. 'I asked OMB for $1.2 billion more than I received,' Principi said...Last year, Principi said the administration did not provide as large of an increase as he requested for the 2004 fiscal year."- Associated Press, 2/4/04


http://www.vfvs.com/Veterans_WeWillNotBeTalkedDown.html

For truth and justice.

Thanks, those kind of kicks are needed around here lately.