This weekend marks the two-year anniversary of the Bush administration's invasion of Iraq. I grieve for the harm we have caused in Iraq. I grieve for the torture and for the deaths. I grieve for the soldiers who have come been killed, wounded, and come to realize that it was all a lie.

In spite of all the propaganda and right-wing media we know one thing for certain: All the rationales posed by the White House as justification for the war have been thoroughly debunked. There were no weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein had no collaborative ties to al Qaeda. Bush's talk of freedom and democracy were afterthoughts to justify a war of his choice. The war is based on oil and winning the 2004 election. It is our Falklands island -- that's why it was supposed to be a cake walk.

The war did not pay for itself and U.S. forces were not greeted with open arms. Today, the U.S. is on track to spend close more than $200 billion for the Iraq war. We are spending more per month than we spent in Vietnam, when adjusted for inflation. In July 2003, there were an estimated 5,000 insurgents fighting against U.S. troops. Today, that estimate is closer to 18,000. And while a year ago, there was an average of 14 attacks against U.S. troops per day, now it's more than 70.

According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 53 percent of Americans said the war was not worth fighting and 70 percent said the number of U.S. casualties is an unacceptable price. Despite the administration's unrelenting propaganda about Iraq, Americans understand the consequences of the administration's actions and don't
like what they see.

We have a protest vigil to go to tonight. See you there.