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right wing, chest pounding, flag waving, prick ramblings...



If you'd ever bothered to read (or were even able to read) any of my prior posts, you'd know that I'm a lifelong Democrat. Suggesting that supporting one's Country in time of war is rooted in some narrow ideology clearly reveals your ignorance and intelectual lazieness.

Going into Iraq without a coherent plan was one of the worst blunders in modern American Statesmanship. But pulling out willi-nilly like a bunch of scared little girls would be disasterous. As it stands right now, the Western World is probably in for a century of warfare with the Muslims. if we were to pull out with our tail between our legs, that figure would double, maybe triple.

As for Afghanistan, you forget the participation of other nations like the Dutch, as your Countryman Lance points out. Hell, even the Japanese are trying to get into the act, going so far as to amend their pacifist constitution to do so. Joining in on a fight when even the kids on crutches are getting theirs in isn't much to brag about, Billy. Standing by the people who rescued you through Two World Wars, right or wrong, speaks volumes. Tony Blair got that. Your guy didn't.