It matters little to me whether Brian does or does not believe what is on that website. I know the truth, and I know that we are doing the right thing. I cannot sit here on Monday morning and critize Brett Farve when I was not even in Wisconsin on Sunday. LOL Peace – Lorica

If you have a problem with the way the war was planned and has been carried out then level your criticism against the Pentagon because NO president plans wars and carries them out. The presidents simply choose from the many plans that are presented by the Pentagon to the President.

Just making sure you know this because you wrote, “What I am opposed to is the way the war was planned and has been carried out

Brian it is good to have you on board. To help you get the correct information and to help you know properly who you need to discuss this stuff with I am providing a line that will do just that. It is one of my personal favs as it helps me understand this war and several others.

http://www.army.mil/

Lots of good info there Brian, and Eye Witness accounts of stuff that is going on.

Brian wrote, “In 1990-1991 there was a great deal of opposition to going to war against Iraq.”

Yep. Mostly Democrats opposed to Pres Bush senior. Isn’t the pattern funny.

Brian wrote, “The anti-war protests had little effect on our troops or the outcome of the war.”

Thank goodness we were only freeing a country who had a functioning government and didn’t have to establish everything like Japan and Germany did after WW2 and Iraq did after Iraqi Freedom! We were able to kick butt and go! Next invalid criticism….

Brian wrote, “I agree that the world is a much better place without Saddam. What I am opposed to is the way the war was planned and has been carried out.

Thanks for making a point to agree to the obvious that many Democrats can’t come to say… that is that the world is a much better place without Saddam. . If you have a problem with the way the war was planned and has been carried out then level your criticism against the Pentagon because NO president plans wars and carries them out. They simply choose from the many plans that are presented by the Pentagon to the President. I assumed you knew that and that has made an — out of me.

I’ll have to now make sure you know that in the next 50 posts because your INCORRECT accusations are just that… INCORRECT.

We’ll be glad to have you on board for the war and FOR the U.S. finishing the job!

In 1990-1991 there was a great deal of opposition to going to war against Iraq. In spite of the strong opposition and protests against the war, the United States and our allies won a decisive victory against Iraq in a few months. The anti-war protests had little effect on our troops or the outcome of the war.

The reason why things are going badly in Iraq today is because of the many mistakes that have been made over the past two years, not because there are people in the United States that are opposed to the war.

The same thing you said about Afghanistan can be said about Vietnam. The Soviet Union funneled millions upon millions of dollars to the North Vietnamese and Vietcong. They also provided the North Vietnamese with advanced anti-aircraft guns and missiles.

In World War II, a few German generals didn’t represent the entire people. The German troops on the ground fought very hard right until the very end. I’m sure there are also many Iraqis on the ground in Iraq that will continue fighting against the American troops until they’re no longer there, regardless of what public opinion of the war is in this country.

I’m glad you got a chance to read the article. I also thought it was very interesting. I never said anything about whether or not the war was justified. I agree that the world is a much better place without Saddam. What I am opposed to is the way the war was planned and has been carried out. If things had been done right, Spc. Kulick, and a lot of other good men, might be alive today that aren’t. There is no reason why our soldiers should risk their lives to sweep a town, only to have insurgents return a few days later and there is no reason why foreign fighters should be able to easily slip through unsecured borders as Spc. Kulick said in the article.

I never said anything about cutting and running. What I am opposed to is the poor leadership our troops have been given. There has been one bad decision after another made by the president ever since the decision was made to go to war. I don’t know how you are unable to see this.

“I think that the world is a much better place without Saddam,” he wrote on Aug. 4 to Michael Tremoglie, a Whitpain resident who corresponded with Kulick. “Someone needs to be the Police in this world and the only superpower is us. The 1800 soldiers did not die in vain, and the war was justified. It’s sad but I think the American people forget their feelings they had after 911.”

Which is exactly why I believe that the writer of the article took comments out of context. Sorry Brian, but this again does not prove your point and does lend credibilty to our belief that the MSM is ignoble in there writing. You see Brian Spc. Kulick said himself that he believed the war was justified. God Bless him for eternity, and May God Himself comfort those that Spc. Kulick left behind in this world. Always – Lorica

As far as Afganistan goes, PULEASE, the US funneled MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of dollars into the rebels there. Stinger missles just dont grow on trees in Afganistan. Again your argument is lacking logic. Nothing fights harder than a person on there home territory, that goes for Afgans or Germans or Japanese. But what about the Italians. They surrendered almost immediately. Also wasn’t it the German High Command that tried to Blow Hitler up in his bunker, so they could surrender to the Americans??? Yes some fighting will there. Japanese are much like our enemy now, religiously motivated. I do not feel I stand corrected in any way. – Lorica

Your dissent is the empty Bush is wrong, I want to cut, run, and hide under my bed meme that is juvenile and senseless. Look at what is going on and stop only taking Bush Haters in the MSM as Gospel. They are as partisan as you are, which is very partisan.

My North/South example doesn’t prove what you’re saying. You’re putting your own meaning into what happened in order to support your position. You don’t know that the South would have fought any less hard if there were no opposition to the war in the North. In World War II there was absolutely no opposition to the war in this country but that did not stop the Germans from fighting very hard for every inch of ground right to the very end. The Japanese fought just as hard in Iwo Jima and Okinowa. If you’re going to insist that opposition to the war encourages the enemy to fight harder, then please explain why the Germans and Japanese fought so hard against the United States in World War II. Why wasn’t the Soviet Union able to defeat a small backward country like Afghanistan when their government did not allow any opposition to war at all?

If you want to see the article where I quoted the soldier, here is the link:

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/13266919.htm

If no one ever made a single statement critical of the War in Iraq, I doubt that things would be any different there than they are today.

If President Bush properly planned for the war and occupation and provided enough troops and resources to successfully carry out the mission, things would be a lot better in Iraq then they are now. There has been one bad decision after another, which is why things have become so bad. In spite of the many poor decisions made over the past two years by this administration, about the only thing I ever see you blog about regarding the war is to attack anyone who criticizes the president’s war policies. Your posts come across as more as partisan attacks rather than concern for the troops. I am very critical of the president because his policies are harming our troops. I hate seeing our young men lose their lives. It has nothing to do with partisanship. I was very critical of President Clinton for what happened to our troops in Somalia. I very strongly support all of troops in Iraq and anywhere else and I think they deserve much better leadership than what they have now. I see poor leadership doing a lot more to undermine the war effort than any criticism of the president.

Also I was talking to a Private Blow yesterday, and Joe said that things were better than the MSM ever would admit. /Sarcasm OFF
Come On Brian!!! Provide a link, we would never trust you to be truthful or not take things out of context. We don’t trust the President blindly like that we certainly wouldn’t trust you. You could be quoting the democrat underground, and we all know they are the most honest and believable group out there. Oppps /Sarcasm off again – Lorica