Video Premiere: War in Iraq -- From "Mission Accomplished" to Mission Impossible
"[Osama] masterminded an attack to get us to fight back. He preyed on the fact we wouldn't think, just react -- like a little kid who's been slapped. Angry. Lashing out at the bully who taunts us, we go forward, not knowing we're going just where he wants us." -- Steve Connell, spoken word artist
Click on the video to the right to listen as Steve Connell breaks down America's occupation of Iraq.
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