Patrick's Blog (1)

This week and next, our senators will vote on amendments that, if approved, could wind down the occupation of Iraq. As a country, we need to enter this debate aware of the very serious consequences this war has had.

In a scientific study published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, researchers from Johns Hopkins estimated that 650,000 Iraqis had died because of our government's invasion of their country.¹ That was last July - a full year ago.

Since