Thanks.
FYI, I wrote it.
I had to title it that way and write it in this fashion in order to draw in readers who-let's just say haven't looked two steps forward to the consequences of their votes.
I really and truly hope people will send this to their friends, family, etc not to boost Bush or anything like that, but so that people can realize the war can be won or lost, and it's not going to be won or lost by the military, but by the politics. That is to say either one is politically behind the idea of staying in Iraq until today's 2yr olds don't have to go there and die, OR they're ready to call for the removal of US troops, the abandonment of millions of Iraqis with purple fingers and a hope for Democracy. It's not a case of 20000 insurgents driving out 150,000 US troops. It's a case of the people deciding whether or not they prefer to watch the war on tv as it is today, or if they prefer to watch the slaughter that would occur if America abandoned it's ally.
Anyone wonder what UBL and AQ want? Remember, they admit to having lost at least 4000 fighters in Iraq. Does it serve them to withdraw US forces?
Look, things might be bad over there, but they really can be a lot lot worse, and while some may have lost faith in seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, few believe that if America left, then everything would just be snuggle buggle.
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I couldn't agree more. I'm afraid we'll be involved in wars in the Middle-East for decades to come regardless of our actions in Iraq. With Iraq we're at least dictating which wars we fight. This one is about bringing liberty and democracy to people that have no philisophical concept of these ideas.
Good article, btw.
