Five years after shock and awe... 4,000 American service members are dead... Estimates of the monetary costs of the war continue to soar, into the trillions of dollars... Troop deployments are extended and multiple combat tours are now common. The civil war within Iraq is growing stronger, while the Taliban and al Queda have regrouped in AFGHANISTAN. The claims from the White House and Pentagon dont match the facts. rnrnThe Center for American Progressrnwww.AMERICANPROGRESS.org(more)(less)