Posted By:
Rich Kleinfirst:
Congrats to all of us; we've kept this on-topic and civilized.
Second:
I went to a speech given by a former Reagan aide a couple of years back. His point about Iraq was that we got rid of a very evil man in Sadaam Hussein and that was not a bad outcome. In addition, the shock and awe campaign did exactly that. The biggest problem was that the after effects of the invasion was not as well planned as the military part. This was was before the surge; but his statement was basically that America did not plan for the after the warfare conclusion.
If we had the troops then we do now; much of what occured in Iraq may not have happenned and many lives could and should have been saved.
Third:
Personally; like with anyone else; there are things I believe people have good viewpoints on and things people don't. But we're in Iraq and I'll repeat one thing I said earlier; no matter if you like or don't like how we got there; for crying out loud; please support our troops who are performing their jobs. It's dangerous work for not a lot of reward and they deserve our respect.
Regards
Rich