[wagglebee]

Nobody demanded an investigation of the Roosevelt administration that because of poor planning, naval and air interdictions against Iwo Jima had failed to prevent the carnage there or the tragic farce that was Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands where thousands of allied troops died.

If we want to prevail we must first adopt what Stonewall Jackson advised after the Battle of Fredericksburg when asked what could be done about those rascally Yankees (including some of my ancestors) who had destroyed and looted that charming city: "Kill em," he said. "Kill 'em all."

All of this merely proves that the left cares more about its own power in Washington than it does about victory over evil.

[kitkat]

***All of this merely proves that the left cares more about its own power in Washington than it does about victory over evil.***

waggle, kindly read my tag line which another Freeper was good enough to let me steal,and you'll see that Tom DeLay said it better than I ever could.

[counterpunch]

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[sauropod]

"We seem to have forgotten that at the time of 9/11 the president told the American people this war against international terrorism will last a long, long time, perhaps beyond his lifespan and that of many of his fellow Americans. And because we have forgotten, we are rapidly wearying of the struggle and resenting its cost."

This is so true.

[visualops]

This must be some of that repackaged news you were telling me about.

[Terpfen]

Yet more "Oh no the American people aren't behind the war" whining from conservatives who should know better than to shoot themselves in the feet like this.

Bush will be re-elected in a landslide, and when he does, I hope these people will shut up and stop insulting me.

[mastequilla]

.They understood that war is war, and knew what was at stake. When errors in the prosecution of the war were made we understood that the most certain thing about military planning is the uncertainty of the planning of any combat operations. Mistakes will be made - the enemy doesn't always oblige us by acting in a way we want them to act. Nobody demanded an investigation of the Roosevelt administration that because of poor planning, naval and air interdictions against Iwo Jima had failed to prevent the carnage there or the tragic farce that was Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands where thousands of allied troops died.

I don't like the tone of this article, most people, especially the ones I'm seeing on this forum, are well aware of the fact that we are at war and that war is a dangerous thing. We recognize the sacrifices being made by our men and women overseas.

However, this war is different, to win it we've got to on living our lives, promoting the American dream, and as the President has said time and time again, making the engine of America work.

(BTW, there was a public investigation into the Pearl Harbor attack, though it didn't occur until the cessation of hostilities with Japan)

[Calpernia]

[Political Junkie Too]

Giving away the location of the secret bunker near Washington wasn't a smart thing for TIME magazine to do during a war, either.

-PJ

[jocon307]

I can't read this now, but at brief glance it looks like something that should be printed out and nailed (taped I mean) to the street lamps in every city and town.

I will read this luego!

[luvbach1]

...to create a bridgehead from which the American way of life could be brought to the people of the Middle East.

A bridgehead, yes, but bringing the American way of life to the Middle East is not necessarily what we want, even if it were possible. They can keep their way of life so long as they do not force it upon us by violence. And we should do likewise. Aside from that, the article is an excellent exposition of what we face, the reality of which too many Americans have not accepted.

[McGavin999]

I'm beginning to believe that some Americans aren't bright enough to figure this out until they and everyone else starts getting blown to pieces as they drive down the street. I can not believe the total ignorance of some people.

[visualops]

ping

[backtothestreets]

"All of this merely proves that the left cares more about its own power in Washington than it does about victory over evil."

With all due respect, I disagree.  Were it merely the left, I'd find some solace in your presentation.  It would mean the "right" is on the proper course.

Today, June 16, 2004, President Bush declared Pakistan a "major non-NATO ally".  In a statement released by the White House, President Bush said, "I hereby designate the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally of the United States for the purposes of the act and the Arms Export Control Act".

Major non-NATO allies are granted significant benefits in the area of foreign aid and defense cooperation.

We've been down this path before.  One of our most significant enemy states arose from the ashes of a dictator deposed by Islamic fundamentalism.  That was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.  No Arab, Middle Eastern, Islamic state benefited more in military equipment, expertise, and aid from the United States then Iran prior to the Islamic revolution in 1979.

Much like Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Pervez Musharraf, the President of Pakistan, came to power by a coup, and like Pahlavi, has assumed dictatorial powers to control his government and country.  Attempts on his life have come close.  There is no heir apparent to his position.  Islamic fundamentalists command great power within Pakistan.  If, as in the case of Pahlavi, an Islamic state follows on the heels of Musharraff, we will face yet another enemy, but one more potent then Iran.  Pakistan already possesses both nuclear warheads, and missile delivery systems.  Each missile test ushers in missiles with greater range and capability.

If this were the lone case to pacify, it might mean little.  Unfortunately, it is not.  Yesterday President Bush said the United States would not oppose a political role for radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.  Rather then seeking victory against the militias al-Sadr brought against our troops and his own countrymen, President Bush has granted legitimacy to an enemy of all that oppose his fundamentalist Islamic beliefs.

Something in the "War on Terrorism" is so far astray from our democratic principals, and love of liberty that it is increasingly difficult to tell where the left ends and the right begins.