[Cultural Jihad]

It behooves one to know who one's enemies are. To advocate the destruction of holy cities because some are using religion as a cover for murder is not what I would call a sound argument.

[Concentrate]

But I wasn't saying that I advocated such. I truly want to hear you arguement as to why it would not be a prudent action. That's why I have been asking you questions regarding the distinction, if any, between WWII and the current war.

Please make your case. Was it justified for the US to destroy enemy cities in WWII? Would it be a justifiable course of action now or in the near future? If so, under what circumstances? What are the differences between the past and the present threats, if any? What are the similarities or differences?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks, CJ. I went to bed and missed the fun. Knew I started this thread badly last night. After last week's scandalous press MIS-reporting on Iraq, ignoring every expert on the ground to destroy Pres. Bush, I was fed up with Freepers who should know better than to believe the press re. this war after 5 months.

I suspect that many on this thread do not understand what the Iraqi people suffered under Saddam Hussein. They do NOT want an Islamist nation, nor do they want to be under the rule of a despot.

Go back and read the DOD briefings, the quotes from the Iraqi people, the Iraqi Council meetings - government set up by the Iraqi people in cities across this country already.

We've made amazing progress in a very short time. I guarantee, that where there are pockets of regime loyalists or terrorists, our troops are not playing games. They are taking them out - with the help of the Iraqi people who are risking not only their own lives but that of their families to go after those who tormented them for decades.

What you see being hyped by the media daily is about as honest as taking the most crime-ridden neighborhood in America and calling THAT America. Come to think of it, when DID crime in the big cities of America (DNC country) make the national news?

The troops are asking for our help getting the truth out to the world. The press wants us to lose. That should shock the civilized world into addressing the power and accountability of today's mainstream partisan hacks.