I think in just a year or two, it will become apparent that a showdown
between radical Islam and western civilization was an inevitability, and if
it wasn't in Iraq, it would have been somewhere else (maybe London or NYC).
Either way it was going to happen and the exact place and time will soon
seem fairly unimportant.
Bill

"Craig Baugher" wrote in message
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Ok you old Fart.... You have been looked for a good old fight, haven't
ya... You know I'm a Democrat, and one that it not afraid to take on all
you overly conservative republicans.. Attacking Afghanistan and going
after Osama bin Laden - YEAH! Attacking Iraq - What the hell for? Iran,
YEAH! North Korea, YEAH! Iraq - Again I ask why? Hell I could even
understand Saudi Arabia before I could see Iraq.

Why? Personal opinion. White House thought it was a Soft target, that
could raise the pres's popularity, make the Bush and Chaney families a lot
of money, and it would be over fairly quickly. Oops...

I have two cousins fighting over there myself. One is an ex-Green Beret,
who has two silver stars, that is working as a private contractor. I
personally think at 52, he is nuts! $160K a year or not, he's nuts! Even
though I like his reasoning; He has seen more combat than any of these
kids ever will, and he knows how to keep them safe, or safer. That's
cool, but how much can he really do as a private contractor (not much).
My other cousin is a sniper. Here in the States he trains police officers
in firearms at the local police academy.

So I'm proud of my cousins and what they are doing, but they shouldn't be
there in the first place. Iraq? Really.... Come on..... The white house
screwed up! BIG!!! What should have been the target, if we needed to pick
a place to send our troops, Pakistan.... YEAH! Now, Iran.... Oh Yeah!
That is the REAL Threat!
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Craig Baugher