As Ohioans take to the polls today to cast their vote for either a veteran of the Iraq war or a person knee deep in the Ohio coin scandal, we learn that seven more soldiers have died in Iraq and now the total of US soldiers lost is at 1800.

The fact that this insurgency was never thought out or planned for is the biggest mistake the administration has made in this war since its lies were used in order to get us there. This is truly a harsh and sad reality facing America today. Bush’s cowboy “lets go get them” tactics have not helped us one bit. They have cost us 1800 soldiers and hundreds of billions of dollars. Add it all up and what we have is 1800 less soldiers and a record debt.

Americans are not any safer since we invaded Iraq, in fact we are at a greater risk of having a terrorist attack hit here. Homeland security funds have been funneled away in order to pay for other government services. This is a direct result of the record debt we have incurred during the war in Iraq. It can not be blamed on 9/11 alone since we know Saddam had no ties to that war.

If you live in Ohio – 2, please remember to get out and vote for Paul Hackett today. We need a person with the hands on experience of Iraq to have a voice in our government!