ppl are so ready to accept defeat in a war because of the "Peace at all Cost" idea....
It is looked upon that if we pull out, there will all of a sudden be peace. And the Muslim Extremists will love us and shower flowers at our feet....
The sad part, the exact opposite will happen, as we, America, will be looked upon as weak, which will embolden the terrorists even more. Just like they look at Black Hawk Down in that way, just like they took our response to all the other attacks that have happened in the past 2 decades.
What ppl do not seem to understand, or refuse to understand....to bring these extremists to their knees, we need to use force....brute force....devastating force. But how can America do that when ppl like Col are decrying when civilians die every day.
Me personally, I refuse to have the war run via 10 minute increments. Col says that we have been there longer than we were in WW2. But, I ask, have we lost as many men as we did in WW2? And, technically, we are still there in Europe, how many years AFTER WW2?
We are fighting the war in Iraq in the wrong way. I believe total and brute force is required, instead of trying to be so damned politically correct so we don't offend anyone. If we are in war....then we BRING IT....put an end to the war, by eliminating those that oppose us. And then, if ppl like Col want to complain that we are fighting the war and hurting ppl (like I am sure he would, just to jab at Bush), let them spit on the soldiers returning and show their true colors (like I am sure they would, because then all the soldiers would be "war criminals"....hey, maybe Col and the rest could use that as a political springboard to run for President in 20 years or so).
It is never answered what will happen if we picked up and pulled out. That is sorta, glossed over....pushed to the back of the closet. If we pulled out, Iraq WOULD spiral into civil war....and many many more Iraqis would die. Dennis Miller (not sure if he was being serious or not) said, that if we form an exit strategy and pull out now, we might as well start working on another entrance strategy, because we will be RIGHT BACK THERE AGAIN dealing with the same problem.
Why not fix the problem right now? Why not take care of the monster right now, instead of pushing the monster back into the closet? I think Muslim Extremist have had enough of running wild in the World...time to put it to an end with a bullet to the head. Call it what you want...harsh, sadistic, cruel....I call it mercy killing for the sake of the "good" Muslims that Cacto and the rest defend.....cut off the part of the body that festers, to save the part that appears to be working ok....