the whole nation has missed the point. There is no "Iraq War", that ended in 2003. There is a war with Al Qaeda that happens to be IN Iraq, and when you accept the conflict in it's reality you see why we MUST win.
but then again I'm just a sexual-intellectual
Granted, there are people that believe that we are really fighting the "Iraqis" in Iraq, and those people need to just stay in the trailer park. They are uninformed people that really bring a bad name to educated liberals. I cant tell you the number if times someone has told me they are Democrats because Democrats are "for the people" and Republicans "Are for big business". Those are uneducated remarks that have been spun like a coke-head's interview on NBC.
As for the majority of educated Americans (Conservative and Liberal alike), we understand that the war IN Iraq is not to conquer Iraq, but to bring down a terrorist organization that is IN Iraq.
Now, silver, I understand that you think leftest are going to destroy the planet...thats your opinion to have. However, in reality, liberals are thinking this out just like the conservatives. Part of the thought is political (of course....otherwise it wouldn't be politics, and don't think for a minute that Bush's staying in Iraq doesn't also have something to do with party politics). The other part of this thought is about what is right for our country. I know you pay attention to the fact that dems (im going to, for the sake of time, associate dems with liberals) want to get our troops out of Iraq. thats a pretty smart move if you ask me. Politically, it helps the Democratic party identify with the masses (even if the masses don't begin to understand what's actually going on). I've lost 4 friends in a year, I'd like to leave the number at 4 if possible. HOWEVER, I, like many other dems, understand the reasoning why we are there. If we leave Iraq with Al Qaeda in its current state its going to make America look weak, and like we, the strongest nation on the planet, cant bring down a backwoods underground group (kinda like the revolutionary war all over again...except now we are the British). For that reason, we have to finish things in Iraq. Unfortunately, for dems, we have to ignore what the people think is right for what is right for the country.
The US military being in Iraq protects more people than it puts in harms way, and i think most of us realize that. My friends and plenty of other Americans are in Iraq protecting us, not fighting a war against Muslims, but protecting us from dangers like 9/11. The thought here is that if they are running and hiding, they wont have time to cause problems. So far its working, and god bless George's (huh, an Earlier British reference with another George in office.....I cant be the first person to make that connection) cabinet for telling him to stick to his guns. It will do one of two things.
A) We'll lose a relatively few people to protect the lives of a 1/4 billion. While it seems insensitive of me, I think most people in Iraq, realize what they are fighting for. And as Spock likes to think, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few".
B) The war will drag on like the Russian war in Afghanistan. No clear winner or loser, and things will begin again with different people in a different location. The war will just continue until finally we pull the abundance of troops out Iraq, but keep enough there to maintain an American presence.
No matter what, George's plan is going to results that will not be negative, and this is coming from a liberal.
(is this the longest rant ive ever written?)
