"Jim" wrote in message
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"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Iraq is the last holding ground for terrorists.

I only wish you were right. (I mean correct). Sadly, you are not.


Sorry you cannot see the forest from the trees. But your political slant
is blinding
you. Too bad.

This is the fight for survival for the terrorists. If they lose here,
they lose. They
are digging in.

And I just love the fact that they are coming to us in Iraq, facing our
military,
rather than attacking us here in the US.

Learn to see the bigger picture Chuck.

So if the causality figures approach 3000 Americans you will concede that
this *was* a worthless adventure?
Please remember that this occupation is not without cost: for the 130 or so
dead, we have a *much* larger figures in citizens with missing limbs and
messed up lives.

I question the value gained for the huge cost paid. If it is not about the
oil, what exactly are we gaining in Iraq? Enough of the people there
(perhaps 10% of the populace) don't want us to succeed for the US to make
much of a difference. Our swaggering bully stance certainly had not bought
the USA a gain on the international stage. Some fear perhaps, but not
respect. Of course, if we waste a much larger number of USA citizens,
perhaps our actions will gain more meaning, just like they did in Vietnam.
For bonus points, tell me again why we were in Vietnam?


BTW: Glad to see you appreciate the economic rebound we are now seeing.
Are you going
to give thanks to GWB or was this the result of something Clinton put in
place? ;-)

Certainly you jest?
We are borrowing prosperity from our offspring.
At best, mis-guided and short sighted; at worst, the final, most telling act
of greed of the "me" generation.
Mark Browne