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The President's Chance
in response to reader comment: The War

Submitted by John E. Kraft, Jan 24, 2007 18:15

Our involvement in Iraq is just one campaign in the larger war against global terrorism. Combining with the campaign in Afghanistan, we have now bracketed the Islamic Republic of Iran with two nations that have freely elected governments and who have been delivered from the shackels of islamo-fascists bent on creating a fascist political state with a marxist economy. Yes, we have suffered casualties in both places. But, over 12,000 Iraqi police and security forces have lost their lives as well. Little is heard of that number in our media reports. As far back as September of 2001, the President warned that this would be a long war. Even in his most recent address to the Congress he emphasized that the war would be going on long after the Members of Congress and he had left office. Yet, there are those in America who think the war should be over in 27 minutes and 30 seconds (plus commercials). There are even some who say we should negotiate an end to the war against terrorism. They fail the realize that the terrorists would arrive at the conference site, shoot them in the head and laugh over their corpses! To cite John Stuart Mill, one of those whose thoughts contrbuted to the creation of our Republic: "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse".

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It would be braver of the Democrats to cut funding until the President shows a clear plan for victory or... [MORE]

James Rollinson

Jan 23, 2007 18:19

you seem to confuse an important issue. Whether you do so intentionally, as a rhetorical tool to slip one past... [MORE]

Andrew Fish

Jan 23, 2007 08:28

what point does stayin in the war for this long have on the effect of our society? we are sending... [MORE]

anonymous

Jan 23, 2007 08:28

Our involvement in Iraq is just one campaign in the larger war against global terrorism. Combining with the campaign in...

John E. Kraft

Jan 24, 2007 18:15

The simple fact of the matter is this is too little too late. The author invokes the name of General... [MORE]

Brad McGrew

Jan 23, 2007 08:27

What's with the "so called" in front of "victory", Brad? Is it because an American victory in Iraq that helps... [MORE]

Bryan

Jan 23, 2007 17:13

Excellent Article!!! If only the rest of the country could see what the left is doing. Thank you for sheddding... [MORE]

Shane

Jan 23, 2007 08:27

One definition of insanity is continuing to do over and over what doesn't work. An autistic child may beat his... [MORE]

fra59e

Jan 23, 2007 08:22

fra59e: I was in complete agreement with the first half of your comment because I thought you were refering to the... [MORE]

Bryan

Jan 23, 2007 17:18

I hear much about a win in Iraq but very little about what conmstitutes a win. If it is now... [MORE]

Kevin Ellenberger

Jan 23, 2007 08:22

A win, of course, is defeating your enemy. In the war in Iraq, we won decisively shortly after it started.... [MORE]

Cygnus X-1

Jan 23, 2007 16:43

Bush is right and needs to continue fighting an enemy intent on bringing Iraq down. Leaving Iraq now is like... [MORE]

Peter Kottaras

Jan 23, 2007 20:32

Yes, several hundred thousand troops at the time of the invasion would've done some good. That doesn't mean 20,000 four... [MORE]

Troy

Jan 23, 2007 08:20

It appears that both parties are now beating the bush. You may want to rewrite. [MORE]

Tom

Jan 23, 2007 08:20

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