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Originally Posted by ImTheVoiceOfGod
Is that the reason they said we were invading Iraq? No. But does that mean that we should just stand by while people are being oppressed??
....You dont know what really goes on from half a world away.
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I think that depends on who is doing the oppressing. I've heard quite a few Iraqis want us out of there pronto.
I'm not claiming to know first hand the horrors of war. I support the troops, I just feel bad they're stuck in this un-winnable war. But as you said, Bush is, according to his new self-appointment, "the decision-maker", after all.
I guess I'm just sick and tired of seeing kids coming home in body bags, and innocent Iraqis being killed in the name of "freedom".
And per that last part, you're right. I listen to what the news tells me, as well as the politicians that are elected. But the US would heed well to what I do when I keep my nose out of other people's business. We are not the crusaders of the free world, and I think that's been made apparant by the other countries who have decided this war is not winnable.
Unfortunately, we screwed up. Badly. Really badly. And now we can't leave. To leave would be wrong, but to go there in the first place was wrong.
Where do you draw the line...sorry, chief, as much as I respect all of you wonderful men and women who serve, I will never forgive the cowboy "decision-maker" who puts you at death's doorstep every day.
I hope each and every one of you never has to go back to Iraq, or go there for the first time, and I hope each and everyone over there comes back unharmed. Wishful thinking for an ideal world...where's a Walgreen's when I need one
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EDIT: I also feel that is not cool for the guy to have done that. When you enlist, you know full well what may come about as a result. However, at the same time, I can see this turning into a sign-up/enlistment protest real soon, if, by some light of God, Bush is allowed to send more troops over there. Even that, Im still not sure how I feel on. I dont even want any over there as it is.