"This is about core principles...If it is lost, this is no longer a conservative forum."
That's quite a statement coming from you. For the past 6 years we've witnessed the Bush Administration trash most conservative principles under the guise of maintaining electoral power. From outragous spending to CFR to free prescription drugs, many on this board, yourself included, has been at the forefront defending such actions.
For you to NOW claim that "core conservative principles" (how DOES debating about altering our operations in Iraq falls in that catagory???) are at stake is inappropriate. You and others have for quite some time been cheerleading their disposal.
I have never said a thing about legitimate debate of what might be done at this stage of the mission, nor adjustments that may need to be made.
And I'm getting pretty tired of people like you putting words in my mouth that I have never said so that you can diminish the point that I am making by diminishing me.
Prove to me that taking support away from our troops is conservative, and we can go from there.