What do you think of George Bush sending us back out for war?
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Sending US back out for war?  Are you in the military?  Are you fighting over in the desert?  Have you made huge sacrifices for the good of this country?  I'm guessing not.  As a veteran I can safely say that the majority of military personnel would be insulted by you saying "us".  They are trained professionals who believe in what they do and take pride in fighting evil.  Next time I suggest saying our military.  Or our troops, soldiers, sailors or airmen.  \n\nIf you are currently in the military, I apologize.
1106759
(raises hand)\nI support our troops, but not the war. It's not a war. I think we're just terrorizing another nation into doing what we want them to do. I don't watch the news anymore. I hate seeing that we're killing so many innocents and being killed because they want to live their own way. I really don't like bush. He handled this thing really badly. It would have been one thing to go into Iraq to get the person responsible for 9/11. But it's a completely different thing to go into their country, destroy their cities, kill and imprison civillians for no reason, and stay there until they meet our demands. I would not be suprised if they attacked us again cause we're asking for it.
1010907
I support Bush; I'm not so sure about the war. I think he's worrying too much what critics are thinking about what's going on and not going full force.
153681
The President Mr. Bush has taken unfair personal advantage of 9/11 and the American military's dedication and sacrifice to line his and his buddies' pockets and score a personal vendetta against Hussein.  Regardless of what you think of Hussein, the Iraq war was begun under falsely announced pretense, and has now escalated into a neo-genocidal conflict aimed at all who defy us.  There is potentialy an endless supply of enemies against the US, and now they have a convenient way of engaging us on their own continent.  \n\nAfghanistan is a relative success story compared with Iraq.  They bombed us, we eliminated them, that is how it should be.  \n\nI am getting tired of the people who say that if you are against the war, you are against the soldiers.  That is malarkey.  I am against the war because the government is wasting our troop resources on a conflict that we pre-emptively began without due cause.  I support our armed forces and would like to have them home protecting us, not Iraquis.
1127212
No, not at all. \n\nAs early as summer of 2000, I was taking bets on when --- not if, when --- GWB would get us involved in a mid-east war (provided he secured the presidency, of course). Giving the military to George W Bush was like giving a hammer to a three year old. Suddenly everything looks like a nail.\n\nThere were so many other options available this evil man chose to ignore those other options in his rush to war. He has deliberately and dishonorably sacrificed the lives of our sons and daughters to his pride and ambition.
1122247
when bush is not our president...... i think thats when  the troops will come home....sorry not be mean or nothin
709585
Go big.  We made this mess, we have a responsibility to clean it up.  We need to stabilize that region.  Walking away will only let the chaos we've already created escalate.\n\nIt was an incredibly stupid thing to do from the outset, going into Iraq.  Bush, and the people who supported him shouldn't be still calling the shots over there, based on their track record alone.  But, for the first time since the man took office, I find myself agreeing with him on one point.  It's a mistake to leave Iraq in this mess.  The entire region will implode. \n\nHowever, it's idiotic to say that troop levels over there are sufficient, they are woefully inadequate at best.   Big--overwhelmingly big, preferably--is the only chance we have at getting control.\n\nBTW--I've voted pretty much straight Democrat in all elections, this last one included.  The need for change in our leadership is obvious and necessary, but I believe we can't afford to compound the error we made (I say 'we' because over half of this country supported the invasion of Iraq, so much so that 'we' re-elected Bush for a second term) by leaving Iraq to it's fate.  We will never see the end of violence in that region if we don't get control of it now.  If we leave, and Iraq becomes a terrorist stronghold, how long do you imagine it will be until Israel is engaged?  Anyone fancy a nuclear war in your lifetime?\n\n\nArcticchick--you seem to have forgotten that convenient intelligence failures, coverups, and deliberate circulation of misinformation have been the main attribute of  GW Bush's administration.   Your selected excerpts do a fine job of implying that, despite the fact that their support was based on erroneous information, the Democrats are to blame for the Iraq invasion.  You demonstrate how well Bush & Co.'s tactics worked--and continue to work--on the segment of America's populace who refuse to acknowledge what terrible consequences have resulted from their support of this administration.
106646
We will come home from Iraq when the Iraqis are ready to take control of their own country and will not slip back into the way things used to be.  Anyone who thinks that as soon as a democrat becomes president, they will just end our efforts in Iraq is very mistaken.  So you people think that after the progress that we have made, we should just pull out now without completing the job?  Anyone ever heard of Vietnam?  The one war we weren't completely committed to?  And how does it compare with the other wars that we have been in and did the right way?  Which war do we look back on now with the most regret?  Vietnam, because we went in half-assed and lost thousands of soldiers for nothing.  Compare that with WW2 where we lost many more soldiers, but finished the job.
836286
... The American soldiers were sent to Iraq based on a lie told by our president,...no!  we did not reach our target as our target was to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction which even Bush admits may not exist,... since then ,he has changed the reason for going to war once a year and his supporters now use his most recent example,,fighting terrorist ,although they did not exist in Iraq before we invaded... Giving the fact that Bush has two years left I am sure we will hear two more excuses..the result of our adventure is a split country... a world that hates us and generations of children around the world growing up believing we are an evil people!!!
198532
I dont think that Bush is doing a very good job handeling the war. I think that he is leading America down the wrong path. But, he has made a few "good Choices" for our country. But wat r we gonna do hes our pres for wat 2more years so wat r we gunna do? were stuck w/ Bush and we have to live with his bad choices for the country for a few more years. Hopefully a better president will come along in 2008!
69121
I really didn't want another Bush in office because of Sr George Bush was about when he was in office. Unfortunately his son is in office and then 9/11 happened. Now we have our troops over seas fighting against an enemy that they have no real experience in fighting (guriella war-fare). Troops are dying everyday and we really haven't found any weapons   of mass destruction or Osoma Bin-Laden as of yet. The real reason why we are over in Iraq is to get our bid in on their black gold. Is Bush the right person for presidency? NO. But he has to finish what he started.
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I think looking realistically about the good and the bad of our current administration we are more vulnerable to hatred of other people more than ever before in the history of our nation.\n\nI think going to war is meaningless. It solves nothing! Religions in the Middle East are fanatical and the United States does not belong there. Democacy is a great idea but you cannot impose it on people whose way of life is hatred for its fellow man.\n\nThey have been brainwashed for thousands of years and you cannot and will not change their way of life. It is and was a mistake for us to try to gain a foothold in that part of the world.
449474
I think so.. its time for our troops to come home now!
1024872
i think we could of. for what it's costing us daily in money we will never see again. The unfortunate slaughter of our troops which we will never see again because of President Bush's  and his cabinets lie's to start the war. He should be seen in the same light as osama and saddam.
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It is ironic the way both wars began, and the way they both will end.\n\nAnti-American sentiment, a civil war, and terrorist. will drive us out of Iraq. Col Hackworth used to say when the body bags start piling up. Well they are piling!.\n\nI thought it was quite telling that Bush gave as a time-line of 2009. That is easy for him to say as he won't be president.\n\nI got out of Vietnam (1967) when the escalation was still growing as were the casualties.\n\nThe next president will have to pull the troops, and I think that it is sad that he will inherit the mess that this president leaves.\n\nI find it unlikely that Bush will pull them out.because he would have to admit he was wrong, especially if the government folds, Bush would never eat crow! You saw the spin after we could not find any WMD's, which is what 3 major reports said, one prior to us attacking Iraq. I would say Bush may pull a few out but it will be mid 2009 before they come out.\n\nBush has been bldg permanent US bases from what I hear.\n\nAnd please!!!  Bush threw the Geneva Convention, as well as many others,  out the door long ago! And now it's the liberals and newspapers fault. I am sorry but neither started this war so you can keep the guilt trip because you aren't going to lay this one on us!\n\nThat wasn't for you K9!
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David,\nWanting the troops to come home is good thing.  Wanting them to come home before they have chance to finish a job that they have been given is not so good.  I hate to say it, but there is a mess over there now and to fix it is going to take a lot more troops.\n\nI don't like being away from my family.  But the job needs to be done and it needs to be done right.  I believe in doing something right the first time because you may not get a second chance.\n\nIf we were to bring all the troops home now there would be a lot more trouble and a lot more innocent people killed.  I don't believe that I will be going over there for the third time because of patriotism and freedom of Americans.  I do it to protect my fellow service members and those innocent Iraqi's that as of yet can't defend themselves.\n\nI hope this helps.
923934
Yes..You are out of touch...Of course we all know about that silly war across the ocean..We all know Bush lied about why he went their..He still hasn't told the truth about it. He spent the last 4 years ac using us of wanting to run when that's what he did in Afghanistan...He's been doing bad in Iraq since he claimed victory and in fact has made the terrorist situation worse then when the war started. He has increased spending so much that the national debt has gone up from 6 trillion to 7 trillion dollars. That''s 15%. This country is a mess. The distance between those that have and those that don't is bigger than ever and getting worse... Health insurance is unaffordable to most people...Discontent among Americans is rampant, coming from an administration that promised to bring Americans together....Bush will go down in history as one of the worst presidents ever