Posted on 06/15/2006 7:23:28 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
I do not believe we will reach 3,000.
I think the tide has turned, and I think Iraq will take on more of it's own security, and will be a lot more effective in stopping the terrorist (as they can also be a lot more ruthless).
A wonderful article on RealClearPolitics today -
June 15, 2006
Why I Left The Left
By Seth Swirsky
I used to be a liberal.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/06/why_i_left_the_left.html
Iraq is the "Normandy" of the War on Terror. The hope, once Iraq and Afghanistan are more stable, is that the nearly 70 million people in Iran will look at those countires (on it's left and right borders) and say: "Why do these people get to vote, send their women to school, and buy Nikes and we don't?" - and then topple their Mullah's dictatorial regime. The President understands the big picture -- that if the U.S. doesn't help to remake that volatile region, we will face a nuclear version of 9/11 within the next two or five or 10 years. He is simply being realistic in his outlook and responsible in his actions. Iraq is succeeding, slowly but surely, but that's not a sexy enough story to lead the news with: the relatively small amount of casualities are. Don't forget, we occupied Germany and Japan for seven years and we still have troops there, more than 60 years after World War II ended.
And what have the Democrats contributed to the war effort since 9/11? Democrat Sen. Russ Feingold has suggested censuring our president; Former President and Vice President Bill Clinton and Al Gore, while visiting foreign countries, have blasted President Bush - acts of unconscionable irresponsibility; Democrat Sen. John Murtha, has invoked a cut-and-run policy in Iraq, supported by Democrat Senate Minority leader Harry Reid and Democrat House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi. Do they think the Middle East and the World would be safer if we had cut and run, as Murtha's plan wanted us to do? Under that plan, our troops would have been out of Iraq by May 18th and al-Zarqawi wouldn't be dead, but pulling the strings in an Iraqi civil war. With these kinds of ideas and behaviors, I just don't trust Democrats when it comes to our national security.
Rest in peace brave warriors. We will never forget you.
ZOT!!!
Nothing like seeing a good ZOT every now and then
Eye-opening stuff in that article, m.
Butternut squash is one of my favorite foods! Yes, that is a powerful article.
Safest war in military history. We lost 36,000 in the 3 years of the Korean War. This is unheard of. Our military should be congratulated but these heroes make a great club for the left.
Pray for W and Our Troops
The MSM and the Dems like to frame the issue and have steadfastly tried to separate the war of choice (Iraq) from the war of necessity (Afghanistan). They fail to recognize that Iraq is part of the WOT and the battle against AQ. We shouldn't let them get away with it. Koppel recited the names of the dead lost in Iraq and ignored Afghanistan. It is all part of the antiwar campaign.
Reuters and our news media also fail to mention that Iraqi security forces (military and police) have lost approximately 4800 personnel. The insurgents have also killed another 10,000 Iraqi civilians.
Try the recipe, you'll love it even more, m.
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