[Eagle Eye]

It's too late to still discuss this topic, even as much as I did so weeks and months ago.

It is now time to close ranks, do what needs to be done, then sort it out later.

At this point, these discussions really make SOME Americans look foolish and weak. That must please SH et al. Remember, the world watches CNN and BBC, not Fox or FreeRepublic.

I guess I'm a little biased on this since I'm Zulu +3 hrs with the troops here and find that these discussions and the protests are counterproductive.

It's time to support the troops, not talk about who can do what and why. That time has passed and those who wanted an unambiguous Declaration of War didn't get it. It's time to suck it up and drive on.

[marron]

This is not a new war. We have been engaged for twelve years. This is a twelve-year-old conflict, that we are now bringing to a close.

We have been boarding ships in the Gulf, we have been facing missile fire daily for years, we have been bombing Iraqi missile and radar installations for years, we have been obliged to maintain an enormous force in the theater.

It is time to finish it.