Special Forces Veteran Asserts The Iraq War Has Already Been Lost

Interview with Stan Goff, retired Special Forces Master Sergeant and peace activist, conducted by Scott Harris

As violence continues to consume Iraq, more American, Iraqi soldiers and civilians are being killed daily in attacks and suicide bombings. With the war going badly, several prominent retired generals publicly called for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. But President Bush has rebuffed his critics and growing public opposition to the war, by coming out in full support of Rumsfeld and the course of the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

The White House plan to gradually hand over the security of Iraq to the new U.S. - trained Iraqi Army, suffered setbacks in recent incidents. During a graduation ceremony of nearly 1,000 new Iraqi soldiers in early May, dozens of the troops stripped off their uniforms as they declared that they would refuse to serve outside their home areas. Another incident on May 13th involved an armed confrontation between Kurdish and Shiite units of the Iraqi Army, resulting in the shooting death of at least one Shiite soldier.

Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke Stan Goff, retired Special Forces Master Sergeant, author and peace activist. Goff who served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1996 and saw combat in 8 nations, explains why he believes the U.S. has already lost the Iraq War.

Stan Goff is the author of three books including, "Full Spectrum Disorder" Read his articles online at www.StanGoff.com

Related links:



* United for peace and Justice at www.unitedforpeace.org

* War Resisters League at www.warresisters.org

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