Re: Iraq Gigs?
SASless,
There are wars on terrorism, and there are big stupid mistakes. I think the distinction is not a small one, and those folks you make fun of were absolutely correct in their initial assessment that there was no reason to attack a country that was not an imminent danger. No WMD, no link to terrorists, no danger, no war.
Wrapping yourself in the flag works in the US, because we are stupid enough to blank our minds when the flag is brought out. Thus we forgot about 'Nuclear clouds" as the reason why we HAD to rush into this tragic opera. Such jingoism doesn't work in the real world. The folks that you think are "peeking through the knotholes in the fence while others fight this war on terrorism" are correct in thinking that the US "wasted thousands of lives attacking the wrong country while terrorists laugh at us."
Of course, when we label the Iraquis who attack their invaders as "terrorists" while we drag out the flag, it helps your lips frame the words easier, doesn't it?
For those who say "we are there now and must try to make things right" there is an element of truth in that (I have a son in Kirkuk) but that shouldn't create any amnesia as to who made the mistake, and how they made it so we don't just do it again tomorrow to some other country.
For every heart-breaking shot of a little girl killed by an insurgent bomb, there is a shot of an innocent Iraqui killed by a stray American bomb or bullet, unfortunately. Of course, if you listen to FOX news, those terrorist weddings are a big part of the danger, and so they must be bombed.
Last edited by NickLappos; 12th Jan 2006 at 11:00.