Originally Posted by
socal swede
No one seems be bothered that we have had troops in Germany and S Korea for 40-50 years and in other places, yet 5 years in Iraq is such a big deal to everyone.
Conflicts take time, the progress we have had is faster than anywhere else in history. Why is everyone so much in a hurry to get out of there. 4000 is sad but all in all a small price to pay if we can pull off making the middle east more democratic over time,,2 down many more to go. The threat of the Islamo fascists is really much bigget than most seem to understand and far better to have the conflict there than here.
Godspeed to our brave troops and pray our leaders do the best they can to give them all the support they need to finish the job they are doing there and everywhere.
Not to get political because I know this post wil be taken down soon.....
But for everything you just said, what about the real war that China has already won because of our war in Iraq?
This thing in Iraq is being financed by China, not matter how you look at it.
Now as a result:
- They need no bombs
- They need no troops
- They need no navy
All they have to do is call in their "marker" and say "pay me my money!" and this (the U.S) economy would crumble. So, at the very least you coud say that as a result of this war China has us by the....
I know this thread won't last long, but...
How many U.S troops were killed in Gernamy and/or Japan after the war was over?
Our troops are a buffer between two groups that have been fighting for thousands of years....
This ain't no war....