Posted on 04/24/2006 12:56:05 PM PDT by neverdem
Thank you for the info. It sounds like a pain in the a$$ way to run a government but given the numerous factions in Iraq and the muslim propensity to settle every problem with a gun or a bomb, it's probably the best type of government for them. Sounds like it forces them to work together.
and then we should dump our garbage there for 1000 years. The "good people" of Iran have had enough time to enter the civilized world. They have the government they deserve.
It means nothing to me.
We are taking out the "role-models" that little wannabe terroristas look up to.
BTW, it should be pointed out that continued instability in Iraq is a good thing, since it means that we still need to base troops there and are a major player in the ME.
Note that world terror is on the run, and nearly all the countries quietly funding and supporting it have come over to our side, including, to some degree, Iran and Syria. This is working out to plan geo-politically. Domestically however, most voters are confused and have forgotten the lessons of 9/11. We'll see how it imacts the elections.
Your daughter should not enlist unless she is prepared to go anywhere anytime for any length of time. My son will be home from Iraq on the 30th of this month. Its the end of his third combat tour. The Gulf war, Bosnia, and Iraq. Some wars in history have lasted a 100 years. This has been a small war with few causalities but there is still no time clock where you can punch in and out.
If it has to be explained to you at this late date, then either you've been living in a cave for the last ten years or you're just an obstinate liberal. I hope it's the former.
We are fighting a Global War on Terror. It will not end anytime soon, so the short answer is yes. We have a volunteer military. If one does not want to be sent to a war zone, they should not enlist.
The current front is Iraq. We were told on 11-8-01:
"We are at the beginning of our efforts in Afghanistan, and Afghanistan is only the beginning of our efforts in the world. No group or nation should mistake Americans' intentions: Where terrorist group exist of global reach, the United States and our friends and allies will seek it out and we will destroy it."
April 17, 2002:
In the second phase of the war on terror, our military and law enforcement intelligence officers are helping countries around the world in their efforts to crack down on terror within their borders. Global terrorism will be defeated only by global response. We must prevent al Qaeda from moving its operations to other countries. We must deny terrorists the funds they need to operate. We must deny them safe havens to plan new horrors and indoctrinate new recruits.
Because the Iraqi government wants us there and the Mission isn't over. We are still killing AQ, which has declared Iraq as the frontline against the US. Remember those guys? The ones who declared war against us in 1996 and attacked us repeatedly culminating with 9/11.
Iraq is part of the WOT.
Thanks for the ping!
This is a step in the right direction. It seems like the nation is stabalizing a bit from where it was a couple months ago. The insurgency is running out of time.
This should have happened years ago.
Slap myself on the head. How could I forget that these are the only two things that can ever comprise a major victory.
Of course, when these two things happen, the folks who use those definitions for a victory now will then morph the definition so that victories, or even progress, are always impossible.
Frankly, I would rather see a consensual Iraqi government than Zarqawi's head on a stick. Even better, both.
But to denigrate the obvious and significant milestone this represents suggests that the denigrator is not interested in reality, but only denigration.
But to denigrate the obvious and significant milestone this represents suggests that the denigrator is not interested in reality, but only denigration.
It has...repeatedly.
YEAH! Take that! And that to every troll who has dissed me on this site for speaking the truth about Iraq.
EAT IT!! :-)
(I figured I'd take the mature approach...LOL)
That, once again, you remind us that you're not to be taken seriously. Not that it's any great victory anymore -- it's too predictable.
Do you work for CNN?
Do you work for CNN?
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