“Also, I must say I don’t appreciate being smeared with labels.”
Would you please link to the post where he “smeared” you with labels? Thanks in advance.
“Hey, you support preemptive war. Bush supported preemptive war. I just pointed out that you agree with the Bush philosophy that brought us the Iraq war — and all the disasters it caused (including the election of Obama).”
That’s a really broad brush you’re painting. The “disasters” you pointed out were media driven, as well as the media driven Obama election. He’s got his Kill List, and is in love with his drones.
BTW, there was a milestone in Obama’s “real war” in Afghanistan this past week. 2000 good men and women killed. Where was the media? They were counting every person killed during the Bush administration. AND, there have been more killed under Obama than during the entire Bush administration. ROE are horrible there, and we need to bring them home ASAP.
“You’re entitled to your opinions, but you need to have the honesty to own them - and not label it a “smear” - when somebody calls them for what they are.”
The first post where I saw the word “smear” was yours.
Would you please link to the post where he “smeared” you with labels? Thanks in advance.
Check #35
FYI, in that post, he accused me of a “smear” because I said he’s a Bushite. Apparently he considers the name of Bush a smear word. I certainly don’t mind being called a Reaganite.
By the way, the Iraq war disasters are very real, and they continue. The country has been in chaos for a decade. And its government — the government that came to power as a result of our invasion — is shiite, very strongly allied to Iran, and with a constitution that says the Koran is the ultimate arbiter. Sorry, but I consider it a “disaster” that thousands of America’s finest gave their lives for that.
I first used the word “smear” when WilliamIII labeled me a “Bushite”.
I wasn’t perfectly sure what WilliamIII meant by that at the time beyond it being a slur in his mind, but the totality of his posts make it clear that he is suggesting with that label that I support “preemptive war”.
I do not, but I do support defending our civilization against the barbarians who beset it. They have declared war on us; to pretend otherwise would be deny a very important reality, maybe the most important reality of our time.
WilliamIII’s thinking, as I understand it, leads to the conclusion that surrender is preferable to war, because it is less costly up front, in both lives and treasure. What is not factored in are the post-surrender losses, and those would certainly be incalculable.
That’s how I see it. We’re already in a fight, and we had better be prepared to do what it takes to win it.