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How many Iraqi's are dead ? 30,000 since the second incursion ?
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I take issue with that comment. How many people have we beheaded? How many burning bodies have we dragged through the streets? I'm not quite sure what the intent of that statement was, but it sounds like an attempt to slander the efforts of American troops in Iraq. I don't care whether you support Bush or Kerry, there is absolutely no place for the sort of ignorance and insensitivity associated with accusing the work of the troops on the ground of being anything less than honorable. I truly believe that is a line that should not be crossed. It goes far beyond whether you agree with the move on Iraq.
I have some vastly different views now than I did two years ago. Here is what I have heartburn with: We weren't prepared for post-war Iraq. Could we have been? That is a tough question to answer but I believe we could have been better prepared. The Army is stretched too thin. We were more than ready to defeat the Iraqi Army, but ill prepared for fighting the guerilla war associated with the occupation. We are learning and changing as we go, but more prior planning and foresight would have helped. The extent to which Hussein was an IMMEDIATE threat can be debated. The reasons why we were ill-prepared are irrelevant now....its just a reality we have to face. I also have heartburn with the symantics of the so called "War on Terror". Someone else here mentioned something similar. We will never win the "War on Terror". Terror is not a tangible thing.. and declaring war on it is like declaring war on rudeness. There will never be a VE day or VJ day for the vets of the "War on Terror" It will never be won, and never be officially over.