I was feeling uneasy about responding to Redcloak on this thread. But it became obvious that he had struck a nerve in many of us. No one here has called for backing away from this fight. And I don't think that heavier casualties, God forbid, would change the nations will either. Both Right and Left, for the most part, are incensed and resolved to rid the earth of these scum. Perhaps we should thank Redcloak for bringing forth our deepest feelings. Let all of Islam read this thread and know that we love our brothers. And let the terrorists read the rest of FR and get a sense of the fate they've called upon themselves. I have no fear that they will get the 'wrong' message here. (Most of 'em can't read anyway.)
And therein lies the problem. They aren't reading this thread or any other on FR. They are looking at all of the Western news sites that have this one man's death as their lead story. It is from those sites, not this thread, that they will conclude that we are weak and unable to bear the cost of war. Perhaps I haven't made myself clear: I'm not saying that the posters to this thread are making America look weak. The Media is by making this story front page news. This is the top story that never should have been.
I do. It would give the anti-military and pro-socialist politicians and media the excuse they NEED to strike up the "let's get our soldiers out of there!" bandwagon. Jackson and Sharpton would be out there moaning about "how young black American soldiers are losing their lives,while we are spending money to keep them in danger that could better be used to rebuild our cities",etc,etc,etc. The only reason they haven't done this already is because they haven't had the excuse of high casualities. One thing you can bet on is that they already have their speeches written.