I did not understand why Aldouri was not arrested in New York as a war criminal? He spewed the Sadamn line for 24 years and was 4th in command. He, the French, and CNN (for their complicity in hiding Sadamn's atrocities) are responsible for the deaths of a number of American soldiers. We should never forget that........
This wicked notion that somehow the SOB responsible for starting the wars can have a pass while our boys have to die infuriates me to the hilt. We that have fought have but one claim upon the commander in chief, that he purchase wisely with the currency of our blood.
I had a good freind, named Walker. He liked to sing. I watched as he burned to death when an Iraqi mortar landed directly on the tank he was driving during Desert Storm. He was not the only freind I lost, nor the only Marine I saw die. The political cowardice of Bush Sr. and Powell meant that it was all for very little if not nothing. Clinton's neglect played a major role in abetting 9-11, but Bush SR neglected too. All that has been acomplished with regards to terrorist preemption with the massively intimidating current campaign should have happened in 1991, and maybe, just maybe the towers would still stand. UBL has stated repeatedly that his main motivation was troops stationed in Saudi Arabia. These troops would not have needed to be there if we had finished the job in 91.
A president has a moral obligation to not spend the lives of American innocents (that's right, US Military members are INNOCENT) without killing the single person responsible for starting the war(s). This must be the measure of his resolve, God insists. Anything less is moral fraud of the worst kind, akin to murder.
Here is the recurring point in history where spineless politicians fumble the handoff and ruin the results of an otherwise perfect military victory. Many of those most responsible for the war are now in Syria, maybe even Saddam. Our young innocents have suffered and overcome valiantly their greatest challenge, and I pray now that their commander and cheif will not fail his. I would hate for yet another generation veterans to have to make excuses for their service.
I pray that Saddam dies now so that my children are safe from at least him. If he is again left alive, I pray that those responsible spend eternity with him.
Two words: Diplomatic Immunity
Besides, watching where he runs is good. He was a mouthpiece in NY, the big fish, what's left of them and their supporters, are the ones we want.