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by Marivel Guzman | Akashma News

“They died for freedom,” the politician says.
But whose freedom? Certainly not theirs.

I. The Myth of Precision and the Reality of Ashes

They called it precision warfare.
They promised “smart bombs.”
But what they delivered was mass death—unaccounted, unpunished, and largely undocumented.

According to IraqBodyCount.org, between 187,499 and 211,046 civilians have been documented killed by violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Further analysis of WikiLeaks’ Iraq War Logs may add another 10,000 names to that ledger of loss.

Invading armies rarely excel at local mathematics—or at honoring the logistical heartbeat of a nation.
Markets became “targets of opportunity.” Ambulances became suspicious. Homes became war zones.

And in every crater, a truth buried:
This was not precision. This was policy.

Afghanistan: At least 70,000 civilians killed.

Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen: death tolls climbing, often uncounted.

Drone strikes: 90% of victims in some campaigns were not the intended targets.


“Collateral damage,” they called it.
Entire villages vaporized. Weddings bombed. Hospitals shelled.
No apologies. No trials. Just silence and the next press conference.

II. The Refugee Crisis: Manufactured Exodus

By 2022, U.S.-backed wars and destabilization campaigns had displaced over 38 million people—more than any conflict since World War II.

Iraqis flooded Jordan, Syria, and Europe.

Afghans clung to C-17s during evacuation.

Libyan migrants drowned off the Mediterranean coast after NATO’s intervention.

Syrians sought refuge from both U.S. airstrikes and U.S.-armed militias.


And while borders closed, the same governments who caused the exodus tightened asylum laws.
Militarized borders became the next frontier for profit.

III. Psychological War: Civilian Trauma as Policy

It’s not just bombs that wound. It’s what comes after.

PTSD rates among civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan exceed those of U.S. veterans.

Suicide, drug addiction, domestic violence—a quiet epidemic in rubble cities.

Schools bombed. Power grids sabotaged. Childhoods swallowed by sirens and fear.


This isn’t war. It’s social engineering through destruction. Break a population’s spirit, then offer “reconstruction” tied to debt, surveillance, and privatized aid.

IV. The New Colonies: NGOs, Contractors, and Vultures

After the last Humvee rolls out, the real occupation begins.

USAID becomes the soft hand of the Pentagon.

NGOs distribute food—but collect data.

Western contractors rebuild what they helped destroy—on the same taxpayer tab.

In Iraq, U.S. firms made $138 billion during “reconstruction.”
In Afghanistan, $19 billion went missing through fraud, waste, or abuse.

The locals get checkpoints and corruption.
The West gets contracts and stock options.

V. Domestic Casualties: The Forgotten Veterans and Homeland Decay

The war came home, too.

Over 30,000 U.S. post-9/11 veterans have died by suicide.

The VA is underfunded, overrun, and riddled with bureaucracy.

Tens of thousands of veterans live homeless, addicted, or disenfranchised.


While Boeing builds bombs, American bridges collapse.
While Palantir surveils war zones, U.S. schools go unfunded.
While Raytheon stock rises, insulin prices keep climbing.

This isn’t defense. It’s organized theft.

Part V: Blood Money and Broken Oaths —Naming the War Lords – Profiles of Power, Profit, and Permanent War