Bush Haters Must Admit We're Winning

For those who believe we are losing the war and basing that opinion on the total of American war dead you are assuredly mistaken. First we must understand that a major key to winning the war, any war, is killing and destroying more of the enemy then us. That said, American service personnel have decimated the enemy at a comparatively low rate to that of American loss. There is much more to this war then a body count however.

In Afghanistan, coalition forces led by the United States have rooted the Taliban fighters and ousted their regime, Al-Qaeda no longer has a safe haven, Afghanistan has a new democratic President, Afghans have elected Representatives and voted on a Constitution, women who were previously beaten in the streets and denied any rights are now guaranteed the right to vote as well as other freedoms, 145 health care facilities have opened and 4.5 million children have be inoculated, 200 schools have been built, 7,000 teachers trained and 25 million textbooks given to children.

In Iraq, coalition forces led by the United States rooted Saddam Hussein's regime within 3 weeks, Hussein has been tried for and convicted of numerous war crimes by the newly formed Iraqi government and has since been hanged for his brutal crimes, the international community has pledged more than $32 billion to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure, Iraq's oil infrastructure has been renovated and can now contribute to their economy with the production of 2.4 million barrels of oil per day, under the Hussein regime only $16 million was spent on health care as opposed to the $950 million spent today, more than 8 million textbooks have been given to children, institutions of higher learning are open and free press and small business are flourishing.

These highlights are conclusive evidence that we are winning the war and the world is better place for it. It has costs the lives of many American men and women. Many would ask if it was worth it? Ask the soldier that gave their life or the Iraqi boy who whose life was spared by American medicine and I believe they would say yes.