Thursday, January 25, 2007

Been Cruising

I've been chilling out, cruising the blogosphere in search of interesting blogs from military people tonight.
I found a couple, (I've emailed asking permission to hop link to them), you know, courtesy type of thing.
Sort of like asking a father for his daughters hand in marriage.
I was quite amazed at how some of our troops feel that those of us who are against George Bush's war feel that we don't support them!!
I couldn't disagree more, at least on my part, I can't speak for everyone, but I support the men and women serving to protect this great country and us, 100%.
If I was 30 years younger, I'd be over there with them.
I do not support George Bush, and I'll tell you why.
I think he lied to get us into this war, and I don't think he has a plan to end it.
I don't think there will ever be a good ending to this story.
I'm afraid that Iraq is to divided by sectarian issues to ever come to an amicable agreement between all sides.
Yeah, I told myself I was going to chill on this $hiatt tonight.
Any way, I remember as if it were yesterday the way the peace freaks treated the guys comming home from vietnam. Those of you serving now, weren't born yet.
I was headed home on leave from BIT at Fort Jackson, a PVT2,
that's E2 now, and a group of us in class a's were waiting for a flight to Newark in Atlanta. We were accosted by a group of hippies, spitting at us and calling us baby killers. Really made one feel proud to be a soldier.
Most of the vets were smart enough to leave the uniforms on post and travel in civis, but being in training we had orders to travel in dress uniform.
What I'm trying to say is my opposition is not to the war, or the troops fighting it, it is to the bold, redneck ignorance of the commander in chief who is bent on clearing his legacy at all cost.
And to the fact that he has no plan to end the conflict.
To quote W Clement Stone, "No wind blows in favour of a ship without a course".
It's time for someone to step up and map out a course to end this mess.
Maby when the people of this country can see a picture, or blueprint of what the finished product will look like, we can accept further action.
People are going to continue to die there's no way around it.
We need to now what they are dieing for.
May god bless and protect all of our troops.
JR

3 comments:

  1. Joseph I agree with you that Bush has presented a plan. But I do ask if you are in support of this criminal. He has done nothing but lie and run this country on his terms only ignoring the views of the majority. I do understand that decisions are on his shoulders but I have never witnessed an elected official who continues to go with his ideas or personal thoughts over the majority. Our president through his untruths is the one who is responsible for this misguided war and also many other issues we now face as a nation. His term as president can not end soon enough. I am personally in support of the men and women that serve in the armed forces but it was a bunch of lies that lead to them being put in harms way. Saddam was no threat to us and while he was a threat to the people of Iraq, I wonder if they feel safer now then they did with him as their leader? Our troops have not been given the tools to win this conflict and they still have not. Bush is trying to cover up or fix error with more error. We do not belong trying to police this world or shoving our ideals down others throats. Even if we feel it is prooven our way is the best way to live. I understand as well that Iran has a play in this conflict but what will happen when Bush pulls them into this mess?

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  2. Joseph,
    I understand about the missing weapons, but I believe that the administration new that they weren't where they were supposed to be from the git go.
    You are correct in saying that if Saddam had allowed the search’s, instead of taking a non compliance stance against the UN, this war may have been avoided, but I don't think so.
    Saddam was an egotistical maniac. He obviously had little to no regard for his people, or his country, or he would have done everything in his power to avoid this conflict.
    I think the intention was to end his reign, and allow Iraq to form a democracy.
    That objective was accomplished, but failed miserably, because of resistance, primarily from the Sunnis. They feel that if the Shiite control the government they and the Kurds will be prosecuted in much he same way that they treated the Shiite under Saddam’s rule.
    I agree with the surge in troops.
    However, I want to see a plan to end our involvement, or we will be there for years.
    The Iraqi’s have to step up and fight for them selves!!
    A Marine officer that I communicate with thinks that we should secure Baghdad, and Anbar province, then turn the operation over to the Iraqi’s.
    Move our base of operations to Kuwait, or the UAE, and be on readiness to respond to flare ups.
    Thanks for you input, you have some very valid points!!
    JR

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  3. Joseph....... I understand and respect your opinions and maybe it is that I have never supported Bush from the very begining. Once again I have many questions about the things he has done concerning this country. Not only the war but as far back as his first election and so forth. I do not understand one thing though. How do you still believe that the main reason for our entry into Iraq had the smallest bit to do with these unfound weapons? I do not claim to be an expert but is it possible that the reports concerning these weapons may have also been fudged or made up in some manner? I do not support Saddam and the fact that for some reason our governement at one time supported that lunatic. I find it hard to believe that with our intellegence possibilities that we did not already have people in Iraq who would have seen or discovered these weapons. I am just a little skeptical and find Bush to be an egotistical maniac and that is exactly what most of the dictators of the world have been. He maybe the final decision maker but it as though its his way or the highway. I do understand how there are more troops needed at this time but I don't think 20,000 is even going to cut it. Do you also know that some of the newest troops that will be headed to Iraq will have their training cut short to move up there deployment date? It appears to me that Bush has used gross misjudgement or he had no intentions of getting this conflict done and over with as soon as possible in the first place.

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