A few bombs, a few fanatical Islamists, big deal.
We could leave Iraq tomorrow and it would be 1,000 times better than with Saddam at the head.
In the past three years, every Islamic hothead in the Middle East has made his way to Iraq and promptly got his head shot off.
Al-qaeda is dead except for the remnants currently in Iraq who are promptly being taken out one-by-one.
This is the war on terror (and we have already won it.)
I agree, I was simply trying to clarify the original poster's standpoint.
Several of the new soldiers (and many vets) are worried about deployment for a cause they don't believe in to a situation they aren't fully aware of (yet.)
I remain optimistic and share that as much as I can with my fellow soldiers.
This war has a suprising safety record. Fewer casualties per foot than is normally seen.
Though I would also like to clarify my own standpoint at this time:
The "war in Iraq" is more comperable to a "policing action" (look at that as a long-term battle of strategic importance) meant to put us and our allies into a better position to finalize this war on Islamic terror.
Iraq is a chapter, not the book.
It was difficult to point to the day the cold war was won. To think that this war is going to end without a counter offensive against America would be nothing less than poor planning. I really think President Bush is expecting another terroristic offensive that has not materialized. The Dems are expecting it as well and are positioning themselves to take power when it happens.
This war is many years from over.