Peace With Iraq

Peace With Iraq
by George Phillies​

For three thousand Americans, their relatives, and their families, peace with Iraq is now too late. Those three thousand Americans made the ultimate sacrifice for their country: They died fighting a pointless war in a foreign land. We cannot undo the sacrifice that they made. We should seek to ensure that more Americans do not go forth, courageously, only to make the same sacrifice in the distant desert sands of Iraq.

Our soldiers in Iraq face hazards unknown in past wars. They are under constant attack. No matter how often George Bush claims that we are winning, the number of effective attacks against us continues to climb, in the past year from 70 to 180 per day. Worse, that count of attacks does not include vastly more "violent acts" committed against us. Those violent acts apparently number more than one thousand a day. Over the course of a year, that's two violent acts for each serviceman and each servicewoman in Iraq. No matter where our troops go, to Iraq's teeming cities, to the remote wastes of Al Anbar province, or even to their bases and bunkers, Iraqi guerrillas continue their incessant war on our men and women.

There are no front lines. Our opponents wear no uniforms. Except when they are actively shooting at us, they simply blend in with their fellow Iraqis. Our brave men and women have no way to tell friend from foe, no response except to wait and watch.

For our soldiers, sailors, and airmen overseas, not to mention their families and friends, this is a war that tests people's spirits. In World War II and Korea, there were front lines. In Viet Nam, there were areas where the Viet Cong was inactive. In the Iraqi capital, our people take refuge in the Green zone, protected by massive berms and razor wire, but the Green Zone is regularly attacked.

Our original war aims, whether sensible or misguided, at least made sense in English. We invaded Iraq to pursue President Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. We invaded Iraq to end collaboration between Iraq and various terrorist groups. We invaded Iraq to remove President Hussein for power.

We did those things. There were no WMDs in Iraq. The Iraqi government hated Al Qaida. President Hussein had nothing to do with September 11. Now President Hussein has had his appointment with the hangman. The original mission may have been pointless, but that's no fault of our servicemen or their relatives and families.

It's time to bring the War on Iraq to an end. It's time to bring our men and women home from Iraq. No matter when we leave, the Iraqis will still face their national problems. It's no criticism of our military's dedication or courage to say that further fighting is futile. Iraq's problems are problems the Iraqis must solve for themselves. Our intervention only wastes American lives.

- www.phillies2008.com/peace_with_iraq

 

1) Other than some local and a few state elections, what elections are you referring to in 2007?

2) We aren't going anywhere. Much to your chagrin, I imagine.

 

This shows how little you know about libertarians, cmg.

I don't agree with you much politically but we are both rooting for the Colts today.

 

Ron Paul is one of the last remaining hopes to save the Republican Party from going totally socialist.

 

I can sympathize. A lot of us in Arkansas support the Razorback football team but we have no use for Houston Nutt as the head coach.

 

Ron Paul has formed an exploratory committee to consider running for the presidential nomination in 2008 of the party of which he is a member in the U.S. House of Representatives - the Republican Party.

Ron Paul advocates limited, constitutional government. Hillary Clinton does not.

 

Yes and that is a very sad fact about you and your necon buddies. :tear:

 

Losing? You've been watching the wrong game. I've been creaming you in all of these threads about Bush's failed Middle East policy.

 

I am not losing my cool!