Paul has publicly stated that the war in Iraq is not part of the war on Islamic terrorism.
If that is the case, then the troops' mission is a lie and the troops are therefore dupes, since they believe that their mission in Iraq is indeed part of the war on Islamic terrorism.
Moreover, Paul has publicly stated that the war in Iraq is "unwinnable" which is the same as saying that troops are incapable of accomplishing their mission.
In reality, US troops are eliminating Muslim terrorists in Iraq every single day and they are quite capable of winning in Iraq.
It is unwinnable in the same was Vietnam was unwinnable, that is, there is and has been NO PLAN TO WIN. I figured we had won when we deposed Saddam. But now we are doing what Bush himself said was wrong (way back in 2000), clinton-style nation building... which is NOT winnable, not in that area, and which now is NOT a legitimate part of the war on islamofascist terrorists.
Now please tell me how we will KNOW when we’ve “won” in Iraq under current conditions. What is our MILITARY GOAL? Please don’t spout the usual platitudes, like McLame and company. What is the MILITARY MISSION (as opposed to “restoring democracy,” which is NOT either feasible or a legitimate MILITARY mission) in Iraq? How long will we have to be there? How many lives and how much money are we going to have to spend? Will it be McLame’s 100-plus years and trillions in U.S. tax dollars? WHAT IS IT? And HOW is it a CONSERVATIVE value to promote endless war for vague and amorphous “reasons”?????