As we have explained many times, the war on Iraq is nothing but an extension of
the war on working people and youth here in the US. It is being fought in the
interests of the rich capitalists in this country. These people cannot be trusted to work in the interests of the American
people as a whole, let alone the Iraqis.
The US has announced that it will establish at least four
permanent military bases in Iraq once the 'occupation' is over. Maintaining
these new "Guantanamos", together with the overall cost of the war and “reconstruction",
is going to push US debt to dangerously high levels.