Sear wrote:
Now he has to stick with his decision and see it through to the end. To take any other course of action at this point will render his prior decisions invalid.
Nobody's a hero because of this. All the politicians who voted to go to war with Iraq state publically that they felt justified. They all accept that we have made a commitment, and that we have no choice but to follow through. However, going to war with no allied help and with inadequetely armed forces is harshly criticised.
Sear wrote:
I don’t understand why so many people seem to think that we have been in Iraq all that long. It has only been about a year. Even if we are still in Iraq June 30th, reconstruction takes
time, period.
In truth, this is America's shortest war. With only around 300 casualties, it was the least deadly as well. However, this was a pre-emtive strike - also a record breaker, and one that was previously considered barbaric at that. If it's a battle of moral to justify invading and staying in Iraq, there are two sides to consider (I'm not even going to start on forcing culture and government on another country). And of course, the family of the "back door"-drafted soldiers would probably be making their voice known as well. All's not exactly fair in life, and people will always make a big fuss out of it.
DaiDreamer5 wrote:
The problem is that if McCain ran as a third party canditate, Bush would win. A good portion of the democrats would vote for McCain instead of thier canditate. The Republicans would never run McCain as their canditate because most real republicans won't vote for him (thus why we got Bush as a canditate)
A good portion of democrats are already voting for other candidates than their own - Kerry vs. Nadar for example (plue the 50 bajillion other lesser know candidates I've seen here and there). Ever wonder why Bush seems to be ahead in the poles? -_-;;
And there's a difference between "real" Republicans and real Republicans. Mainly, they aren't blindly alledged to one leader if they think he's making poor decisions or someone could do better. Unfortunately, real Republicans seem to be a rarity these days. >.> Or at least, a quieter bunch.
Krylex wrote:
Now, how come more people don't ask whay Dubya did when he was drafted?
Much heart. Because we all should know the purpose of the National Guard and research the influence it has had in American warfare for the past 50 years.