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What makes people like you so dangerous for the nation, is you just do net get it, nor will any amount of logic change your mind.

I find that truly sad.

What are we doing and why?

The enemy declared war on us on October, 28th 1979. Our nation failed to take this declaration seriously until September, 11th 2001.

We have now responded. Iraq and Afghanistan are not "the War" but are campaigns of a greater War. The "War" is and has been fought by nearly all nations at one time or another since 624 A.D when Mohammad warred against Mecca and extorted his followers to use the sword. This war against all who do not accept Allah has not ceased and continues today.

We are currently engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan because as a civilized Nation we abhor the loss of life from what we saw during our Civil War, WWI and WWII. We intend to draw a line in the sand now so a greater conflagration does not engulf our children.

As a civilized nation we hope to bring a different viewpoint to the Middle East that is opposed to unrestrained destruction. A destruction that Saddam Hussein embraced with his desire for conquest and dominance.

As a civilized nation we refuse to destroy the Middle East and salt that earth so none can arise from there to cause further destruction.

Instead we hope the Middle east will change. We hope they can embrace the ideals of living peaceably and productively with all other nations. We hope to stop the unwanted warfare that Mohammad and his followers and dictators like Saddam have wrought upon this earth in the name of their deity or from their lust for power.

We are in a campaign of a greater war just like Guadalcanal or Normandy were campaigns of a war. Our soldiers fight strong and valiant and protect our nation.

If we fail to protect our nation now. We will lose the opportunity later. The forces of fanaticism, conquest and destruction will be emboldened.

We fight for our freedom to prevent sharia law and we fight for our children that they may know the peace I experienced due to the valiant soldiers that fought in WWII against conquerers and tyrannizers, the likes of which Saddam Hussein desired to emulate.

The plan is that freedom loving nations do not inherently destroy each other. Iraq under Saddam was NOT a freedom loving nation. Iraq under Saddam engaged in conquest and brutality. The realization is this part of the world knows only slavery and destruction. If we break their bonds we can hope for a better tomorrow for all of us.

All other arguments about WMD or what not are meaningless and distraction in the face of the danger. I dwell not on how we responded to September 11th 2001 instead I question why we did not respond before then.

Saddam Hussein was as much a danger as the rest of the lunatics and cultists that come forth from that region of the world. He used deadly horrific gases and other chemical weapons on Iran in that war and later upon his own citizens. And yes, while Iran is a looming danger, we hope that Iran can change internally. Something we could not afford to hope with Saddam Hussein and Iraq. They are two different peoples with two very different histories. But in the meantime we have surrounded Iran on all sides. We have conducted a similar strategy to MacArthur's island hopping strategy of which Iraq is a part of that strategy. We will capture the enemies forward bases and we will surround the home nation(s) of the enemy.

In a somewhat analogy, Saddam was like Saruman and his Orcs.

But Allah is Sauron to our world. Shall we be feeble minded like Denethor or for that matter YOU. Or shall we stand firm like Theoden and the riders of Rohan.

Take heed as we watch the slow defeat of France.

We have done and are doing what is right to defend our nation.

But I know in my mind fellow citizen, I CAN NOT count on you to defend this nation. I waste no time on you, ever again.

The enemy declared war on us on October, 28th 1979."""

The communist enemy declared war on us in 1917. Yet we were able to defeat the monster that Lenin and Stalin created without invading. There was no need to invade Iraq. By taking that unnecessary step, Bush has made it harder to hang on to the tax cuts that he - correctly - implemented, and IMPOSSIBLE to cut taxes more, even though federal taxes (and state taxes) are still WAY TOO HIGH.

I don't share the enthusiasm of a lot of freepers for high taxes so we can "remake the Middle East." That's a pipe dream - and even if it weren't, we need to make America more free, first, and that starts by lowering spending and lowering taxes.