[snoringbear]

I think it was a big mistake by Bush to present this war as a "War against Terriorism". Actually, it's a war between two cultures or civilizations. Each side has it's military forces. The west has a high tech military and the radical islamist has a low tech military. Because their's is low tech they primarily utilize human resources to deliver their ordance, i.e., suicide bombers. This is much the same as the Japanese (kamakazie's) did during the closing days of WWII when the had depleted their pool of trained and skilled pilots. This is kind of long but we (America) must realize that we really are in a long protracted war and that it's global in scope against an enemy bent on our total destruction - and our leaders should say it.

[xzins]

In two years, with less loss of life than we suffered on 9/11, America has liberated 25 million Iraqis, ended the most heinous tyranny of the 21st Century, inflicted terrible defeats on our terrorist enemies, and created the first democracy in the history of Islam.

This is a great quote and should be repeated everywhere.

[Calpernia]

In other words, this was a victory for freedom in Iraq, a defeat for the terrorist opponents of America and democracy in Iraq, and a great boost for the security of Americans in the United States. Yet in reporting the events of October 26th, the editors of the Los Angeles Times (and – to be fair -- the New York Times and the rest of the American mainstream media) did their best to obscure these momentous facts and to spin them in the opposite direction.

[IronJack]

What a shame. What a disgrace. What a tragedy for our nation.

Needn't say more.

[Nateman]

" created the first democracy in the history of Islam."

Turkey was first. I search these AP articles but they never tell me how many bad guys have been killed or captured or even if this is number is going down or not. Like we were fighting a fog or something and not evil men dedicated to spreading that evil.

[Itzlzha]

In war, the first order of business is to know whose side you are on, and who is on yours. In the case of the war to defeat the terrorists and establish a democratic government in Iraq, the answer is not always easy to come by.

Well, maybe we should first start with "whose side is the Bush Administration on?!"

Check out This article, and THIS link...

Quote;

"We in America know the benevolence that is at the heart of Islam. We've seen it in many ways."

Remarks at the Annual State Department Iftaar Dinner

Secretary Condoleezza Rice

Benjamin Franklin Room

Washington, DC

October 25, 2005

[catroina54]

Actually, it's a war between two cultures or civilizations. Each side has it's military forces. The west has a high tech military and the radical islamist has a low tech military. Because their's is low tech they primarily utilize human resources...............

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how about it's a war between islamofascism and the non-islamics ? what we're NOT.
their so-called low tech military (suicide bombers) is due 100% to their belief that they are dying for allah...and will get to their paradise----you forgot about the 72 virgins ?
US should fully utilize their high tech forcE.

[editor-surveyor]

Media hypocrisy!

More than 2000 people die in any week from the carefully hidden side affects of prescription drugs, but the media make billions off of the advertising of these deliberately distributed poisons, so those deaths are not important.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Bump for Saturday Morning Reading. Thanks! :)