okie wrote:DontTreadOnMe wrote:
in the black and white world of the extremist, to disagree with a leader you supported isn't just a disillusionment, it's joining the enemy.
And turning tail from a war you voted for is heroic, courageous, trustworthy, and patriotic I suppose, DTOM?
see? "black and white".
wmd? - none to find
regime change ? - check. saddam dead. udai and kusay dead. saddam's little dog too.
establish a democratic government ? - done.
elections ? done
so the military has done it's job. to the point of exaustion. to the point of job loss and fractured families. to the point of permanent injury. to the point of death.
that mission is accomplished.
our people are bustin' their asses, getting hurt, getting killed and the united states is being spent into a big black hole.
all for the good of the iraqis. who can't get along with each other long enough to sustain a viab;e government.
the sunni bloc, making up 44+% of the parliment took a hike. the remaining five sunnis in the government bailed out of the cabinet yesterday.
the hard working iraqis aren't going to let that stop them from taking a month off, are they ?
last night it was reported that something like 30% of the military gear we've paid for and given to the iraqi army has gone missing. included is +/- 190,000 ak47s.
good. 'cause those iraqi soldiers that have been being trained, for 3+ years, are in need of them when they come back off duty to employ said training in attacking americans.
wouldn't want 'em to have to resort to throwing camel poop.
ya gettin' the drift here ?
add to that the reality that bush's bunch have been wrong on just about everything about iraq and you have to wonder wtf is goin' on here ?
some **** just can't be fixed, okie.
sometimes you have to suck it up, admit a mistake, cut your losses and perhaps take another look at it later.
that's not cowardice, that's being realistic and even acting as a good steward of your country's resources.
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but ya know what i find interesting? you assumed that i was only talking about the war in iraq.