[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

I try to look at things as logically and unemotionally as possible.

Is there a pill for that you could give JW. She needs a double dose of logic and a way to relieve the emotion. When you approach something emotionally and illogically you get...well you get most of her posts...lol

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

So, strategically how does one put a military force in close proximity of one’s enemy? Ahhhhhhh…Iraq.

I thought this was common sense. By having bases in Iraq (yeah..for all of you who believe BO and Clinton will withdraw THE troops, get real) we are right in the middle of the middle east with a presence, an influence and a force than react quickly if need be. It makes sense. Again...we will be there for a LONG TIME. So those of you (JW) that are beating the "bring the troops home" drum needs to have a cup of STFU and ride it out...

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

Bin Laden had it right, our people cannot handle a drawn out fight. If we were a boxer, we would not want to fight past 4 rounds. We are a nation of instant gratification and results.

Yes we are and this (Iraq/Afghanistan) is a chance to prove them wrong. The war on terror is NOT like getting a Whopper at the BK drive through...it's going to take time...A LOT of time.

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

Americans haven’t really made any sacrifices monetarily for this war.

Indeed but yet you have so many "Americans" sitting on their do nothing asses and bitching about troops being over seas and bitching about Bush but they don't take a minute to think about how safe they are. IMO they are some very ungrateful people.

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

Could the money spent be used elsewhere? Yes it could. Would it be? No it would not. Look at how much the presidential candidates have spent so far to run for office. Now, could that money have been spent elsewhere? Think it would have been?

Hell yeah it could have been spent bailing out all the people that didn't pay their mortgage that they couldn't afford.

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

I can only hope that we can stay focused long enough to finally win it.

Our nation needs to take some prozac on that issue. PLUS when you have great patriots like Harry Reid and Pelosi standing on the world stage and saying the war is lost and submitting bills to defund the war and the troops that makes it kind of hard.

One day, God forbid, we will have another 9/11 or probably worse. THEN people will be BEGGING for a Republican in office. How many times were we attacked under Klinton and what did he do to yield any results?

If BO is elected pres, he brings the troops home (didn't he promise that?) and ENDS the war on terror (I guess he will get all the terrorists to sign some sort of "peace accord") then we can relax here at home and let our soldiers chill....until some dirty bomb goes off at a football stadium full of men, women and children then what?