My point is, you want to blame only Democrats, instead of looking at the situation honestly. Bush was told that if he didn't send 300,000 or more troops, there would be chaos after Saddam fell. HE DIDN'T LISTEN. You dismiss that as say, "mistakes were made" - but then you single out Democrats for a direct attack (even though they didn't make the stupid strategy, Bush did). Yes, they're wrong for wanting to cut and run, but Bush is STILL wrong in not sending enough troops - even now - to bring order to the country. This has been a deliberated decision on his part, because he didn't want to make Americans feel the pinch of sacrifice that this war, if waged effectively would require. The result of his foolishness - and COWARDICE - is chaos in Iraq and a phenomenal refugee crisis. You can't honestly say "mistakes were made" - if you're honest you have to say BUSH made SERIOUS ERRORS - and people have paid with their lives.
First and foremost I am not a big Bush fan.
Again..... we can write the history books later but what do we do right now while our boots are on the ground???
More troops might have made a difference in the first year in Iraq but without addressing Iran and Syria we still would fail.
Iran, the Islamofascist, and Syria are committed to the failure of democracy in Iraq.
We can sit around and bash Bush all night long and it does not answer the question of the moment. What do we do?
Do we abandon the crucial battle in the WOT and leave with our tail between our legs or do we finish what we started in Iraq even if it means we bloody the nose of some other countries over there?
The first solution assumes they will never attack us again. Do you believe that?
What will the Middle East look like when the moderate governments fold one by one after we abandon Iraq?
I got out of the Army in 2001 and I have alot of friends over there. My best friend is over there now. My brother-in-law leaves next month for a year. My old unit has been over there three times now (3+ years).
If we are not going to do what it takes to win over there we should just bring them home because it's not worth losing any more soldiers. We should just tell all those who lost loved ones that we are sorry but their deaths were in vain. We should tell all those who have helped us that we are sorry but they are on their own. We should admit that the conflict was simply too difficult and the sacrifices were too much for our country to stomach.
Is that what you want?