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June 22, 2005
Remember This?
You'd never know it by listening to Bush or any Republican, but there's actually another war going on -- this one actually against forces that really did attack the United States and actually do represent a threat. Unfortunately, that war is also facing its challenges -- though I'd wager that had Bush not lied to the American people just to settle a family score, and actually done his duty as president by defending the nation from threat, things would be much different.
As it stands, the Washington Post ran a very interesting article today about how the war on the ground in Afghanistan against the Taliban is going. After reading it, I found myself really liking and respecting the batallion commander profiled in the story, Lt. Col. Mark Stammer -- and after reading about what they face every day, I found myself wishing that we'd had a real president four years ago who would have finished the Afghanistan war and decisively wiped out the Taliban.
Instead, we had a traitorous coward who let go those who'd attacked the US and killed 3000 Americans, just so he could pursue a personal vendetta in Iraq.
Comments
Mudge, you're so right. And this Iraq War has sapped the U.S. fighting spirit for the current wars we should be fighting. I worry for my country. During WWII, our nation responded with class and won because we knew it "wasn't no bullshit." Now, however, people have heard so many lies I wonder whether we'll be too jaded to do what needs to be done when it matters.
Posted by: Brent at June 23, 2005 03:52 PM
