Quote from: scooby21322 on March 05, 2007, 10:12:08 PMYea, that's the answer, pull out and let the country go to hell. This is where so many Americans mess up, war isn't easy, that doesn't mean it's not justified. Who ever said you have to fight to make good decisions? There have been many great world leaders who didn't fight the front lines in a war (Lincoln and Reagan, or one for the liberals, FDR). No, the problem is that neither the American government, nor the American people, have the intestinal fortitude to do what is necessary to win this war. We are fighting a domestic insurgent campaign while being bound to restrictions set up for real war between civilized nations. In other words, as long as we're stuck playing by the rules of the Geneva Convention and our opponent is not, we don't stand a chance. This is the reason why we need to pull our troops out... not because we cannot win, but because we cannot win under the restrictions we face.Want to win in Iraq easily with minimal loss of American lives? Pull out the ground troops, send in the USAF and allow them to level towns that provide material support to terrorist/insurgents. Fallujah? Gone, off the map. Do this once or twice and people will suddenly stop letting insurgents build bombs in their backyards and recruit their brothers and sons to fight this war of cowardice. This may be cruel and inhumane, this 'collective punishment', but we're not dealing with a civilized nation... we're dealing with a group of people who were only kept under control by a tight-fisted dictator. They apparently do not have the capability to live in peace with each other and respect each other's differences... so the only answer is to let the blood flow until those that remain are so sick and tired of the war and the loss that they decide to look for peace.Anything less is just wasting the lives of american soldiers... that's why war isn't easy and why people are advocating to pull our troops out.Rob
Yea, that's the answer, pull out and let the country go to hell. This is where so many Americans mess up, war isn't easy, that doesn't mean it's not justified. Who ever said you have to fight to make good decisions? There have been many great world leaders who didn't fight the front lines in a war (Lincoln and Reagan, or one for the liberals, FDR).
How much violence before we went there? How about violence at genocidal levels??? I think your getting the old Iraqi government and the new one mixed up. Sure, there may be isolated incidents of police brutality, but what country in the world doesn't have these isolated incidents. You can't cite one example and make it a universal truth.Also, what's with the dumbed down grammar? It's really annoying.
Quote from: scooby21322 on March 06, 2007, 12:07:46 PMHow much violence before we went there? How about violence at genocidal levels??? I think your getting the old Iraqi government and the new one mixed up. Sure, there may be isolated incidents of police brutality, but what country in the world doesn't have these isolated incidents. You can't cite one example and make it a universal truth.Also, what's with the dumbed down grammar? It's really annoying. not mock handicapped, cartoon-boy.
oh, so you mean they found wmd in now "peaceful" portions of iraq, did they? it not necessary to discuss each of many rationales warmongers have offered for starting war. this only show poverty of warmonger position.some parts of iraq now "peaceful," eh? gee, what progress. and how much violence before u.s. got there?and, by all means,let's have u.s. soldiers die for iraqi government that tortures own citizens. it always great to see how much better they doing now.and your view down to what, maybe 25% of americans? my my. imagine where you be in another year.
hey, and how about that police torture in anwar? what we fighting for again? and anwar will blow up soon as british and americans vacate.
Ah, I misread, my mistake. Julie Fern is a man's name? What is he French?? I guess that would make sense with all the pacifism.