I knew this would frustrate my more liberal friends.
Shame is irrelevant. Politically, we've handed over a victory to the insurgents one way or another. The choice is whether we give them a unilateral victory with parades or a slow trickle with frustration.
Regardless, we can't walk out. You don't seem to realize that a batallion is only 500 men. I'd give them one more year to build up their military with the understanding that they have to or else.
To be fair, we were used- but useed willingly. Bush & Co wanted to invade Iraq, wanted to have the American public believe in invading Iraq, and so fed lies and misdirection in order to feed that desire.
Agreed. But the focus of the anti-war movement has been on Bush.
The pro-war groups have been focused on "helping Iraq" without considering just who we're helping. Do they deserve it? No.
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Date: 2005-11-05 06:33 pm (UTC)Shame is irrelevant. Politically, we've handed over a victory to the insurgents one way or another. The choice is whether we give them a unilateral victory with parades or a slow trickle with frustration.
Regardless, we can't walk out. You don't seem to realize that a batallion is only 500 men. I'd give them one more year to build up their military with the understanding that they have to or else.
To be fair, we were used- but useed willingly. Bush & Co wanted to invade Iraq, wanted to have the American public believe in invading Iraq, and so fed lies and misdirection in order to feed that desire.
Agreed. But the focus of the anti-war movement has been on Bush.
The pro-war groups have been focused on "helping Iraq" without considering just who we're helping. Do they deserve it? No.
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