Originally posted by crockett
From an article today..
"Militant attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan have escalated over the past 19 months, marking the bloodiest period since the beginning of the war."
So where do you get the idea that it's going fine? Is it because you don't hear about "American" troops getting killed?
Number one you don't even have a clue as to what I think about the war in Afghan. I'm pissed off that Bush pulled troops out of Afghanistan to put them in a BS war in Iraq. I totally supported the war in Afghan because it is the "war on terror". Yet Bush has fumbled it every step of the way and then pawned it off on our allies to go screw off in Iraq.
I've also "always" supported a war against Iran because I know they are "real" supporters of terrorism. In fact the only war I don't support is the Iraq war. So take your consertive BS and stick it some where unpleasant.
However I would never support "any" war with Bush as the commander in chief because he's screwed this country over on the current two wars and pretty much anything else he's done.
1st off , I never said it was going "Fine". That was said by someone else not me. My definition of going fine and the admins. as well as most peoples definition is WAY off. I won't elaborate on mine.
2nd off stats inho are nothing more than numbers made to report what you want them to say. 19 months? why not report 12 months. 6 months. 3 months. I don't have your source but I would be willing to bet , that those numbers and time period were done to make things look bad. Perhaps they should do 2 years worth. You can make figures come out to fit your agenda in this type of thing easy enough.
What makes a terrorist more of a threat. The one with a gun or the one that just got paid 25k to blow themself up? You say Iran is the "Real" supporter of terror. What does that make syria? How about hamas? What about islamic jihad? Less of a threat?
I don't make decisions in policy. Neither do you or anyone else here. And yes EVERYONE can and should state thier opinion. But where the troops are sent and who we fight where is not yours or my decision. If the POTUS was told that things in Afghan were going well and the generals decided that they could move troops to that "BS" war in Iraq , then thats what was done. the POTUS is only as good as his advisors and generals in a war. He can only act on INFO and INTEL provided by the proper people in that business. IF he decides to not view the info and makes the wrong choice THEN it is his fault. But if he weighs things out , talks to the people around him with the knowledge and it doesn't go right , then IMHO he is not the only one at fault.
Every frikin democrat that voted for this "BS" war gets a free pass daily while the POTUS gets hammered as well as the republicans.
If you or anyone on this BBS or throughout the country want a change in policy , then VOTE the morons that are in washington now OUT.
You say you support a war with Iran? We aren't in a war with Iran. Nor right now are we massing troops or getting ready to go to war with Iran. But I'd bet my pension and retirment that IF we do go to war with Iran , the very same people that vote for it at the first sign of a bump in the road will be calling for it to stop. The same people like you that are all in a daily tizz over Iraq and finding something to blame Bush for , will be suking up to the hillarys and obamas to get us out of Iran.
Truth is I don't think half the country , or maybe even more than that has a clue anymore. This whole country is falling apart at the seams and all thast done is play a blame game. Never a fix...just sling mud. I'm persoanlly sick of the whole damn thing and if I ever hit the lottery , Im moving to someplace like the virgin Islands or bermuda.
