[angcat]

We should never have went to war and lost thousands of fine men and women. It was not necessary. Who was in charge of the war after 9/11 what General? A big failure. Who planned it. Troops killed by IED’s everyday.

[SeekAndFind]

I remember very clearly in 2003 though, the overwhelming sentiment in this FR forum was SUPPORTING the war to depose Saddam.

The overwhelming sentiment was that Saddam was conceiling his WMD’s.

[rjsimmon]

We should never have went to war and lost thousands of fine men and women. It was not necessary.

I disagree. The Iraqi people were living under a murderous regime. Our primary mistake in prosecuting the war was that we did not do so as conquerors. We tried to paint ourselves as liberators but did a horrible job at it. We further failed to recognize the importance of local tribal affiliations and chieftains. By the time we did this, the dye was caste.

[nonsporting]

We should never have went to war and lost thousands of fine men and women.

Really?

Junior High School English (7th grade) teaches the English verb system.

Today I go
Yesterday I went
I have gone many times