Will Ye Come To The War

Tommy you have pretty well summed up this debacle for all of us. But just one question - how do you think the Yanks will do having to fight a war with out air conditioning? It seems ironic that it is the Brits who shine in this war. The smallest force is given the toughest battle. The one to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqis.

>Because the US/UK failed to do what they said they would - the Iraqi Regime is claiming a Victory.

If you have forgotten this regime claimed a victory in 1991. There are still many guys (including educated civilizated Westerners, mostly leftists) who are sure that the Americans failed in Iraq 1991, Bosnia 1995, Kosovo 1999, Afghanistan 2002 and and are being defeated now. Let them be happy alone.

>But will this stalled war, which was going to be over in "a few days" turn into a mini-Vietnam?

It's especially ridiculous since Vietnam was lost only because of American leftists' actions, who were working under the careful North Vietnamese Intelligence's guidance (so called Dich Van campaign). Now Hussein wishes to make a new Vietnam (as he said himself) - in other words to attack America on it's inner front using American Leftists as strike forces. And the Leftists themselves are warning about it! If I were an American I would answer: thank you, Dear Comrades, we will be careful then .

>Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction?

Colin Powell insisted it in the UN summmit and none of Russian, French, Chinese, German etc. envoys called him a liar - either all of them are American puppets or it was true.

>That Saddam Hussein has links with Al-Quaida?

Yes, he does. As we know the attack on DDG Cole was conducted by some Al-Qaeda group. The explosives were delivered from Iraq by their special services. The link is direct and too evident to be denied.

>That Iraq was involved in Sep 11?

No. It COULD be but now there are no strong evidences. But his involvement to the stike on Cole is widely known. Of course, from the statistical (leftists' favourite) point of view 911 was far more terrible than killing only 14 American mariners. But from the normal human's position (not spoiled by Marxist bullsh*t) EVERY death accident is EQUALLY TERRIBLE independently of the number of victims. By the way it was a direct unprovoked Iraq's agression against America. Any agression, whether it is directed on Pearl-Harbor, Maddox or Cole, must be responded.

>"Hearts and Minds" will now never be won and Saddam Hussein has won the propaganda war.

"Hearts and Minds" would never be won if the Americans had remained on the Iraqi borders. BTW the main subject of Iraqi propaganda is: "Now the US are going to leave you again, dear opposers. Do you remember 1991 when you were so hoping? We will always agree with Americans, they need only oil - after they got it they will be indifferent to the population. See how many pacifists are there. Anyway the pacifists will force their Army to leave Iraq anyway if even we have lost every battle. And when Yanky have gone home we will deal with everybody who will have demonstrated not enough loyality like we did with Kurds' and Basra's rebellion in spring 1991. They were also hoping for American help. And what happened with their hopes?" - Really such analogies are the key factor why the Iraqis are afraid to join the Americans.

Not the American military actions but the so called anti-war criticism being broadcasted by Iraqi propagandists can provide the failure in the war for Heart and Minds.

Or they didn't want to commit to an answer so publicly.