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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RMF who wrote (77987)	7/12/2006 10:30:43 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Stupid questions. It's very clear that our forces could stop one of your "fantasy attacks" from Iran or Turkey. That's what we are good at, taking out a column of armor is what the Army and Air Force does best. Fighting an insurgency that wants you out of the country and uses guerilla tactics, well that's almost impossible to combat. To begin the healing in Iraq, the US must redeploy.

To: RMF who wrote (77987)	7/12/2006 10:35:02 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

Good questions, since it indicates that you are cognizant of the issues in Iraq. But before I proceed to respond any further, I would like to point you to the following statement from you: You seem to think that if we just pull out of Iraq completely that everything will just work out wonderfully. I didn't say that things will work wonderfully after US' exit. Even you agree since you used the word "seem". US' short or long term presence in Iraq will not resolve the historical rivalry between the Kurds, Shias and Sunnis. We know that the neocons had grand designs for dominance of Arab oil and a quicker way for them to establish themselves on the Arabian peninsula was to strike at Saddam. Their 1998 letter to Clinton to attack Saddam is a sure testimony of their grand designs. So when Bush came to office, he hastily decided to attack Iraq. There was no military planning, there was no verification of intelligence reports (he may have even cooked up intelligence), and he did not care to confer with other world nations like his father did during Desert Storm. His decision to get into Iraq was a mistake. He continues to struggle with articulating his goals for entering Iraq. I say, let him not compound his mistake by staying in there any longer, hoping against hope that some day Iraq will stabilize. He should hold dear the lives of our young men and women over those of the Sunnis, Shias and Kurds. Plain and simple. As an American I am not ashamed to say I noticed one thing: not once did you mention the words "war against terrorism". Instead your post was about policing Iraq. This from a President, who during the 2000 campaign said that America should not be the policeman of the world!!!