Posted on 09/09/2006 11:11:41 AM PDT by exg
No, not even close.
Pakistan is full of them, just waiting to get into the fight.
The only way they will stop, is if they collectively decide that the fight is not worth the cost, and I don't see that happening.
We will continue to win the battles, but the war is ideological, and will continue as long as the ideology is growing and still exists.
It's been FDA approved!
Pork rinds? ; )
We just need to make them so there are no duds.
If they are dud's then they aren't dangerous or effective, however they make for an excellent deterrent for a foe's air force if they are not dud's for they can be used to spray runways with time delayed clusters to prevent safe usage of a military runway for a time unknown to the user of that runway.
Like single handedly painting an aircraft carrier with a paint roller?
Bush was the first U.S. president to take it to them, and won't be the last, unless we want to lose.
They don't need a lot of paint rollers to bring our economy down around our ears. That is the reality of terrorist thinking.
I think my grandkids and great grandkids will be growing up to participate in this. We must be prepared for the long war.
They are.........
I don't want to see it, I just don't get TOO upset. I do care about them, I just get frustrated.
LLS
We need to stop fighting and retreat so we can defeat them sooner instead of dragging this war on.
I am, many people aren't however.
fyi
President Bush has always said that the long war strategy includes way more than military...he sees that these battles will go on and on and on UNLESS the mindset changes in that part of the world. Thus pushing for OUR ways to get traction over there. Agree with him or not, believe it possible or not, his head is in the long game.
This was his proclamation from the onset and it is a well founded proclamation and IMO it is a very honest proclamation.
We are in it for the long haul and to have a mindset otherwise is a mindset of defeatism on the WOT.
Time is on the side of the terrorists for they tote much more patience then most in the free world do.
Yes....
this is why attacking Iran is not likely under Bush. Iraq came because everything was exhausted and had been for years prior to the assault. Iraq was a stepping stone to the rest, and we will continue to work it.
Iran will come in it's own time and place. Iraq will be a part of it.
This is what leadership is supposed to deal with, and I think they are doing their best.
Shame on the Democrats for politicizing the war. I don't think we would have done it that way, had the role been reversed.
One can only hope or guess that the public is smart enough to see this.
What about Iranian nukes? What if Iran attacks first, if they are sanctioned? "Act of war", they've called any type of sanctions. Wouldn't have to be through the UN. We would respond, and am sure we have a plan. What about going pedal to the metal on regime change?
I agree with your mindset however my heartfelt conveyance on this issue would get me banned.
Yours was well stated my FRiend.
I peeked at your page. ; )
Dan Quayle got a raw deal via the MSM as many have and IMHO would have made a superb candidate for POTUS!
They wouldn't, they just want to force respect for their ideals and revel in some worldly butt kissing which they would get if they were to achieve nuclear status as a nation.
Nuclear power for energy? My arse!
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