I am sooo pleased that thousands of American young men gave their lives to free Iraq......

.... from the evils of Hussein and his boys! And I'm sure that the Iraqis appreciated the billion$ of dollars we spent in the effort as well. With that cruel dictator gone - - peace reigns over the land... what's that you say....?

"Oh no it don't Bub!" ?
Here is one late report:

Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for "emo" haircuts

Published Friday, March 9, 2012

At least 90 Iraqi teenagers with "emo" appearances have been stoned to death by religious extremists in Baghdad in the past month after an inflammatory interior ministry statement dubbed it "devil worshiping", activists said.

Iraq's Moral Police released a chilling statement on the interior ministry's website condemning the "emo phenomenon" among Iraqi youth, disturbingly declaring its intent to "eliminate" the trend.

"The 'Emo phenomenon' or devil worshiping is being followed by the Moral Police who have the approval to eliminate [the phenomenon] as soon as possible since it's detrimentally affecting the society and becoming a danger," the statement read.

"They wear strange, tight clothes that have pictures on them such as skulls and use stationary that are shaped as skulls.

Religious extremists caught onto the interior ministry statement, and have been harassing and killing teenagers with "strange" or "emo" appearances.

A group of armed men dressed in civilian clothing led dozens of teenagers to secluded areas a few days ago, stoned them to death, and then disposed their bodies in garbage dumpsters across the capital, according to activists.

The armed men are said to belong to “one of the most extremist religious groups” in Iraq.

“First they throw concrete blocks at the boy's arms, then at his legs, then the final blow is to his head, and if he is not dead then, they start all over again,” one person who managed to escape told Al-Akhbar.

Ah yes, democracy and enlightenment have come to this troubled land at the terrible expense of American blood and money..... how can we regret our participation?

I'm certain that Afghanistan will be a 'shining city on the hill' when we pull out or get run out of there by Karzai as well..... More American military blood spilled, more billions of dollars......

To what end......... ???