[MindBender26]

One does not fight war, and expect to win, using tactics dictated by the enemy or the "caring people of the world."

One fights to win. To fight otherwise is to prepare to die.

One fights skillfully. To fight otherwise is to be willing to have your fellow soldiers die.

One fights to have it over victoriously, as soon as possible. To prolong war or to "fight nice" is to ensure more on both sides are killed.

[Truthsayer20]

"One fights to win. To fight otherwise is to prepare to die."

I don't necessarily disagree. However, it is OUR political leadership which has couched the whole Iraq operation in terms of liberation and human rights. The bringing in of Western contractors, some of which were shown today how the much Iraqi appreciate them, to "help rebuild Iraq" is a symptom of this. What I'm asking is that was Iraq invaded to support strategic American interests or is it a mission of social engineering on a national scale. The latter is a hopeless exercise.