Those of us who beg calmer heads to exit Iraq because of the disaster it has become, honor those troops every day in our actions.We also believe, that those who demand their presence with no definable or obtainable objective, dishonor the concept that our troops are told they are being paid to serve for.
We dont need a single day on a calendar to honor and fight for the safety of our military persons..living or deceased.
They should have never gone there in the first place and _every_ argument against Bushco on the Iraq war has come true, while none of Bushco's expectations have.
"ASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after a Pentagon report described spreading sectarian violence and increasingly complex security problems in Iraq, President Bush painted a rosier picture.
"Our commanders and diplomats on the ground believe that Iraq has not descended into a civil war," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address. "They report that only a small number of Iraqis are engaged in sectarian violence, while the overwhelming majority want peace and a normal life in a unified country."
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While the # of fighters involved in the violence may be true, what I do not see as true is the will of the Iraqi people to want peace and a normal life.
The Iraqi military wont solve the problem either, this is a problem only the civilians can solve, and there is little will to do so.
THEY dont want it, and we cant continue to spoon-feed it to people who dont want it.
Exit Iraq..there is no shame in telling Iraq that they have 6 months to straighten their shit out.
Livin..honor those who died _every fucking day_ by looking beyond the lofty ideals and dogma of "freedom" in a place that doesnt want it bad enough to die for it THEMSELVES.
You, me, everyone in here..have pride in our freedom because -we- fought and died for it ourselves. It's our sense of ownership that we live and die for..not some thankless population halfway around the world that has shown us nearly zero respect for the sacrafices we've made on their behalf already.
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