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Humm, been there done that, but we are back again and again and again to the same place. Just like Vietnam.

The operation should not be in Western Iraq, it should be in EASTERN SYRIA!

1000 Marines and 100 Iraqis. Does anyone see a problem with those numbers? And we are being told we will be there for 10 more years by General Abizaid. I wonder what the operation will look like in 10 years:

"A new operation is being conducted today, marking the 10th year of the war. This operation will be conducted in Western Iraq and will involve -

- 900 Marines and 110 Iraqis"?

If we don't go and crush Syria and Iran, instead of playing this kinder gentler compassionate bush war, we are just replaying wars that we did not win. I know we won most of the battles, but its the political end result that counts. We lost in Nam. Mr. Bush, the enemy wants a timetable, give them one. Either the Syrians and Iranians change their ways or Syria will lose Damascus and Iran will lose Tehran by the end of oh say ..... 45 minutes. (okay give 'em a little longer)....
Maybe this will help the President:

"The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians. But that attack is only a warning of things to come. If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be dropped on her war industries and, unfortunately, thousands of civilian lives will be lost..................................................
"Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. "We shall continue to use it until we completely destroy Japan's power to make war. Only a Japanese surrender will stop us....................................
" "Nobody is more disturbed over the use of Atomic bombs than I am but I was greatly disturbed over the unwarranted attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor and their murder of our prisoners of war. The only language they seem to understand is the one we have been using to bombard them. "When you have to deal with a beast you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true."...................................
-President Truman.

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Are you a arm chair genereal? Don't you think your spreading the troops real thin if they take on Iran and Syria?
We must be positive. Your acting like we been in Iraq for 120 months! Look at what we accomplished in Iraq. When our guys rolled into Iraq 27 months ago the critics said our troops would be slaughtered. We didn't have enough supplies. Our troops didn't have enough food and water. When Saddam government was removed the populace was going starve and die from dieases according to IRC. Remember the museum? The critics said everything in the museum was stolen but it stored away before the war started by the museum staff. Fallujah...our troops were getting killed and we were losing but our Marines did an excellent job of winning. A elected Iraqi government was formed which critics said it couldn't be done. Now the Iraqi people are creating their own constitution and with all the bombings we are ready to cut and run. The list goes on. We must think positively. Stop being pessimistic because that's very infectious. Remember the use of propaganda? It's alive a well and the MSM is using it right now. You sir,are buying right into it. We only been in Iraq for 27 months. I will start complaining when we reach 10 year anniversary. The DU's who come on FR to see how we are fairing must be pleased with themselves seeing our posts. They are laughing it up and claiming victory. "The pen is mighty than the sword! We accomplished our mission. The freeper's are ready to abandon President Bush, our troops and the Iraqi people.

Mark my words Iraq will be reconstructed as a free nation; just like Japan and Germany after WWII. This country will flourish and be prosperous. In the near future, tourist will come from all over the world to see what Hammarabi built.