Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Do you really think that my comments would be offensive to our fighting forces? If so, I think that it is you who doesn't get it.
These men and women were ordered to work in life threatening conditions for the goal of improving the lives of people in Iraq under Saddam. There goal was to lcapture their dispicable leader and liberate the population..
When did that become the mission? That wasn't why our children were sent to Iraq, that was the made-up story presented as an afterthought after BushCo could not longer pretend that there were WMDs.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jcarlilesiu
FOR YEARS, we have heard the left ridicule those efforts. Question the quality of the job they were doing, and question the ethics of our leadership for making the decision to engage in that mission. The arguments were fierce, and not concealed to only non-military civilians. Thus, the men and women of our fighting forces woke up every day, in a tent in the sand, and worked hard and tirelessly to achieve an objective that was not only unpopular to the left, but also "unattainable". The left used their hardship to protest the administration... for what other reason than their own political advantages...
Ridicule? No one ridiculed the efforts. Questioned the validity of the cause, yes, because it changed every day. I can assure you, however, that no one ever doubted the ability of our service people to get the job done, once it was decided exactly what the job was supposed to be.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jcarlilesiu
Now that nearly all of the objectives and milestones have been implemented in Iraq, and are successful, these people want to praise the men and women who got the job done while historically for the last few years did nothing but attempt to make those tasks harder and talked about how the mission was unattainable?
Ill tell you what. If I was working for a company and working on a task that the Board of Directors talked crap about all day long... when I got the job done, it would be them that I sent the single finger salute to.
You can spin it all you want. Those of us who have children who have served in Iraq know the truth.
When did that become the mission? That wasn't why our children were sent to Iraq, that was the made-up story presented as an afterthought after BushCo could not longer pretend that there were WMDs.
WMD was ONE reason for the invasion of Iraq, NOT the ONLY reason.
When did that become the mission? That wasn't why our children were sent to Iraq, that was the made-up story presented as an afterthought after BushCo could not longer pretend that there were WMDs.
Operation Iraqi Liberation was the original name of the mission. This is pretty clear and concise.
Quote:
Originally Posted by TigerLily24
Ridicule? No one ridiculed the efforts. Questioned the validity of the cause, yes, because it changed every day. I can assure you, however, that no one ever doubted the ability of our service people to get the job done, once it was decided exactly what the job was supposed to be.
Democrat politicians THEMSELVES said that it was impossible for our troops to do the job. They opposed the war on those grounds, among others, which were directly back-handed toward our service people in general. Now that they have been proven wrong, they want to ignore those attempts for political gain on the backs of the soldiers. Sorry, its not that easy. Some of us remember.
Quote:
Originally Posted by TigerLily24
You can spin it all you want. Those of us who have children who have served in Iraq know the truth.
And you can attempt to invalidate my opinion on the grounds that you somehow have better knowledge into the subject as me all you want. Its a typical tactic of people to attempt to criticize the oppositions opinion as they think it makes their own more valid.
My opinions are based on my own experiences when I myself served and my feelings regarding the service of my brother, father, and many many more people.
You can spin it all you want. Those of us who have children who have served in Iraq know the truth.
Don't even bother debating with him. The rethugs have got their collective asses kicked the last couple years so they're diverting to their fail-safe method of draping themselves in the American flag.
Ya know, because only Republicans are pro-America.
No, it was the LIE used to get Congress's approval.
Is there a single liberal able to prove that it was a lie, or are you all going to just keep throwing that out there as you think it strengthens your arguements?
Don't even bother debating with him. The rethugs have got their collective asses kicked the last couple years so they're diverting to their fail-safe method of draping themselves in the American flag.
Ya know, because only Republicans are pro-America.
Be dismissive all you want. We will see how that works out for you later this year.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
