You know Peach, as a retired military person, I'd actually agree to give the insurgents amnesty if they'd lay down their arms and surrender.
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Don't you find it "interesting" that the Dems are coming out so strongly against Maliki's suggestion. They do everything they can to tie the hands of anyone trying to help Iraq, and when a suggestion that may really be of serious benefit to the country is offered, these dems feign "support" for the troops by throwing mud in the eye of al-Maliki.
It seems to me that a whole lot of Confederate soldiers were given amnesty after April 9, 1865.
Just posted to say Hello, and say I am lurking on this great thread, but not posting because of too much pain.swelling and stiffness in fingers and hands. It has been a great thread as usual and I see new Posters with really great posts,plus the veterans with their excellents posts. Let the Talkshow people plagiarize, we can collect later. If anyone can find anything about the John Howard quotes from Weds about Australia and the Muslims please post here. I cannot find anything at all, and they are fabulous quotes. A friend e-mailed me with no link or anything to trace.
The Democrats are totally invested in: President Bush failures, the military failures; economic failure and failure in Iraq and Afghanistan.
IF the USA were to win any aspect of these responsibilities that government is responsible for, they lose. So, in order for them to be elected to run the country they must have failure to justify the public voting for them.
I've said it before. If you were a country in trouble, who would you call? The UN? NATO? France? China? Russia? Or, the USA?
If you are serious about winning militarily or economically, the USA is the only option that guarantees your winning. Only the USA, both economically and militarily, is proven to be capable and trustworthy enough to save you.
That being said, I would include the UK and Australia to a large degree. Neither is interested in imperalism. Either would work unless the threat was larger than what they could handle. With the USA, I cannot imagine that limit.