If people pay attention, something different is occurring now, and success is abundant. Too bad the politicians aren't paying attention either. The military is killing a lot of terrorists. Iraqis are joining in the fight and turning away from AQ. The government there met almost half of their benchmarks in a few short months.
Its just like Vietnam, the fighting will continue as long as AQ and the Iraqi insurgents want it to continue. We cannot “win” in Iraq because we cannot impose our will on AQ or stop the terrorism.
As for the Iraqi’s stepping up, you mean there’s “light at the end of the tunnel”. Damn, I’ve heard that before from LBJ and Nixon.
Right on ilgipper. I was a HUGE Bush supporter but his total lack of ability to deal with his political enemies has cost him the support of millions, including me. BUT, there is nothing wrong in Iraq that couldn’t be fixed with a complete change in ROE. (That’s simplifying it I know). We’re getting a taste of that now but why did it take 4 years to get here? How in the world do we make a deal in wartime that we won’t let our soldiers in various neighborhoods? Or that we can’t shoot back??? That’s where Bush lost me and many others. Give me a real man in the White House...we sorely need one.
It’s aggravating how so many otherwise intelligent people on our side are buying this “OH NOEZ WE’RE LOSING IRAQ” nonsense.
Those of us who were loyal Bushbots have consistently supported the War and our military (as we still do)...
..but Bush divided our country egregiously, and we are still reeling.
It's hard to get on board the rah rah train...when our perceptions of him were so wrong.
I have literally gone from watching him on TV and saying 'I like this man, bless him'....
..to 'what is he up to now'....
I had a confrontation with someone at church this weekend. Her car was sporting a “Support the troops, bring them home” sticker, and knowing that my husband has been actively involved in several deployments, she asked me if I was “tired of it”. I said “no” and that we remained steadfast in our support of the effort and perhaps, seeing as she is not directly related to any member of the military, she should mind her own business.
I said this all, of course, in the sweetest way possible! What a Murtha!