[Demidog]

This fight is about self-defense

Pulleaze....

[A Navy Vet]

"Pulleaze...."

Okay, that did it for me. Go stick your head back in one of those books from the "Geo-political Theoretical Ideology Boob of the Month Club" and let us men defend you and your family. Bye.

[Cold Heat]

I don't know what the problem with war declaration and congress is. I only know that in this case the words of congress were much more specific and supportive than we ever got from them during Nam. They almost went all the way this time but stopped just short. I believe it is because of the fact that the Taliban did not actually commit the attack but made it possible.

I am comfortable with the decision. I'm sad that innocent Afgans have and may still pay the price. I for one, do not know what else we could have done short of doing nothing to prevent the deaths. This is the unfortunate and shamefull part of war and we will forever carry this burdon of guilt.

[Cold Heat]

Demi, I gotta go do some things but before I go I wanted to say that the methods the U.S. is using today to wage war have changed dramatically. It is all about limiting the deaths of innocents to the maximum extent within our ability to do so. What a change since Nam and even since the Gulf. To compare what we are doing now to Nam is like black and white. The innocents killed in Nam numbered in the 100,000-250,000 range or more.(difficult to say since the enemy killed many of them) As a vet I still carry the guilt.

Your critical statements therefore are much too harsh and un-justified IMHO.