Bush Uses Wounded Iraqi Vets to Promote War

Before President Bush sent our military troops into Iraq he first sent Sect. of State Colin Powell before the U.N. to make his (Bush's) case for going into war with Iraq, a war in which Powell tried to persuade President Bush not to enter into, a war that Powell did not believe in. Now, nearly 4 and a half years into the war, President Bush is trying to make his case to the American people that this is a just war by using wounded and disabled Iraqi war vets to promote his cause. In efforts to promote his war, former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer is leading the group "Freedom's Watch" using "Pro-War ad" videos of Iraqi war veterans. One of the videos is of John Kriesel, a double amputee, stating that if we, the U.S., was to pull out of Iraq then the wounds he received would have been for nothing. When Fleisher was asked the name of the wounded soldier he was unable to name him stating that "he didn't have te soldiers name in front of him". Fleischer and his team are spend $15 million dollars to air the pro-war videos. Would you think that for 15 mil. you could at least remember the names of the people with whom you are using to promote the war.
$15 million dollars for one month of running the videos in 20 state must seem to ease the guilt of burden for those in power, one month to propagate a war, the rest of John Kriesel's life without legs. Just think of how many people that $15 million dollars could help, help cover some long term medical bills, help with the families that are left behind. It's a shame that there has to be a cost on war and it is even more shameful when the price paid is American lives.