Buddy, it's all going to be moot if the Democrats win the White House and massive majorities in Congress. And that's where we're headed if American troops continue to be target-practice fodder in Iraq. Sorry, but them's the facts. I issued a similar warning on FR before the last election - and the response was that the polls were lying. Same ostrich response now.
I agree 110%... forget the arguements pro or con on the whole Iraq issue. Just look at the facts as they are now. If something doesn’t radical change in the landscape of Iraq, Republicans could very well be in deep in 2008. People argue that the President needs to make a coherent arguement. No argue, no matter how strong, can go up against the constant carnage and reports of casualties on the daily news from Iraq.
I hate seeing anybody lose life or limb, but that vastly overstates our losses, even now with the surge. Our citizens are target-practice fodder for bad drivers on our highways, maybe we should shut them down and retreat into our homes. We lose dozens-times more lives to traffic accidents than to the war in Iraq, and for what? So we can get from here to there?
If we reduced the speed limit on every highway to 40 MPH, and strictly enforced it, we'd save thousands more lives than leaving Iraq. And it would only cost us a little of our time.
Of course, that's absurd, we are all happy to sacrifice dozens of lives a day so we can get to Grandma's house a little faster. Much better we sacrifice a few lives a day to keep Terrorists pinned down in Iraq.
Yeah, some people might have told you the polls were lying. Most knew they weren’t, and just ignored you because your “warnings” were nothing more than what we already knew just looking at the numbers.
“Predicting” the obvious doesn’t make you a Seer.
The men at the Alamo had to know they were going to lose. But they also knew they loved their homes, and were willing to defend freedom. They did it at the cost of their lives.
Republicans know Iraq is our stand for the defense of freedom. They don’t have to give their lives, just put their party power on the line. If the people of the Alamo could give their lives, we can give our political futures for the defense of freedom.
You do not appear to deserve your Freeper Handle, “freedomdefender”, if you are willing to give up the defense of freedom simply to win elections with politicians who stink of defeat and power-lust.