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ignorant yes

My goodness. You've simply crushed my spirit.

Now, what in the hell makes you think it will be any different this time around than it was the last? That if we go in and it ends relatively quietly and quickly as it did last time (not damn likely) that anything will change? You are laying all your eggs in the getting rid of Saddam basket. Guess what? It didn't happen last time, did it? I'm sick of seeing these kids deployed all over the flipping world to deal with other peoples' conflicts. Or did it slip your mind that Iraq didn't invade us last time?

I happened to be one of those "kids" that you speak of when I was in the Marines 92-98. Let me share with you something a military member wrote on this matter today in the opinions section on MSNBC.

"I am a firefighter in the United States Air Force and am currently deployed to Afghanistan supporting the war on terrorism. I read your article on Monday on weekend anti-war protests. By reading the article and looking at the pictures, apparently none of the protesters mentioned are or were in the military. Apparently none of them are going to be affected by it in any way besides having to hear about some stuff on CNN. The president is not talking about a draft anywhere in the near future.
I believe that these protesters should go back home and (let) the thousands of other people that signed up to defend not only this country, but our allies, do our work. They need to realize (what) the inspectors finding numerous chemical warheads can lead to. Nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare is not a very pretty thing, so we must try to eradicate every possibility of it ever happening as soon as possible. The United States military is second to none, and there is a reason for that: the thousands of people who volunteer many years of their lives to protect the lives and freedoms of our great nation.
So to the protestors, I would like to say “Your voices have been heard, but now you must leave it up to the Commander in Chief and his military advisers to do what they feel is necessary to protect you from harm’s way.”

Keith Beckerich
Rapid City, SD
Unites States Air Force Fire Dept

What do I conclude from this?? I had the same feelings if I had been put in harms way. I knew that there is a bigger picture than just the normal civilian rantings about this and that about proof this and proof that. The proof is in the pudding my friend. Its been there for all to see. If you cannot see the obvious connections that have been there and the proof that Sadaam and Iraqi officials did meet with Al Queda in addition to the non-compliance then I can never sell it to you. Leave the defense of this country to the military and our elected leaders. Appears that "we" the military see the dangers.