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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (20842)	2/6/2007 9:32:27 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

President Bush is not the problem the problem is that the United States has not won an actual military exercise since 1945. America even lost a war for Cuba for gawds sake. America is unable, unwilling, incapable of fighting a war for any longer than 18 months. No war can be won in 18 months, but for some reason Americans don't realise that, they believe that Rambo just has to go in and it is over in 90 minutes. Make America Safe and withdraw behind your borders, call your ambassadors home, because America knows shit about diplomacy, American politicians screw it up every single time. When America is attacked, Americans will fight, until tens of thousands of Americans die, America isn't able to fight a war. America sacrificed tens of thousands of Cubans, Koreans, VietNamese and now Iraqis in your war time adventures, stop sacrificing lives all over the planet to prove you cannot win. Accept it, you have a fine military, wonderful weapons, and fine morals. But no guts.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (20842)	2/6/2007 11:34:59 PM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Very, very interesting indeed!!! About 4 years ago you were an ardent supporter of the Bushies and their so-called war on terror. At the time it was believed the war in Iraq would be a cakewalk and Iraqi troops would be surrendering by the tens of thousands and Iraqis would welcome Americans with flowers and hugs! And, as a consequence of the American victory in Iraq, Israel would also emerge victorious in its undertakings. And, Bush would be immortalized in American and world history! Oh, what irresistible temptation for Bush!!! But sad to say, Bush is now left holding the bag and wallowing in the stinky Iraq quagmire 4 years later and counting, and disgruntled folks like you are castigating him for not keeping his eye on the ball, for inconsistencies and gutless-ness and poor leadership!!! All this is very bad and so very sad!!! IF only the Bushies had listened to one of their own guys --- the "if-you-break-it-you've-gotta-fix-it" Colin Powell --- the Republicans and America would not have been in such a sorry state as they are in today! Like it or not, America was jinxed the day it dropped two nukes on Japan in August 1945! For, in the next 62 years, America has yet to win a war again: America was humbled in North Korea, Vietnam, and embarrassed in Tehran, the Balkans and in Somaliland, and was humiliated at home on 11th Sept. 2001 and in Afghanistan! And now Bush would want to drop a couple or more nukes on Iran???? It seems to me he has gone whacko. Worse: he has forgotten that using nukes on weaker nations will only bring bad luck and disaster to America!!! Has he forgotten history? However, guys like you who now realize the folly of Bush and his poor leadership offer some hope for America! Verily I say unto you: JUST AS THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM, SO SHOULD A REALIZATION THAT THE WAR IS A COLLOSSAL MISTAKE AND UNWINNABLE BE THE BEGINNING OF AMERICAN EFFORTS TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM THE STINKY IRAQ QUAGMIRE AND SETTING ITSELF ARIGHT ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY, TO SELF-ESTEEM AND CREDIBILITY. Good Luck!!!