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MikeWaters · 10-20-2006, 12:26 AM

Showing multiple GI's getting shot.

It really brings the war home. You can imagine yourself out there, talking to some Iraqis, keeping a close watch, and suddenly the buddy next to you goes down. Or you go down.

The thing that really, really pisses me off is the Iraqis were not the people we thought they were. We thought they wanted peace. We thought they wanted democracy. We thought a lot of things.

And I'm sure a majority of Iraqis do want these things. But the forces of evil outnumber the forces of good in terms of power.

It hurts me to think of our GI's dying for a people that can't get their f(*#$$( act together. At a certain point, we will have to concede to ourselves that we have done our duty, we have liberated these people, but what they do with that opportunity is up to them. And if they can't fight their way to liberty, then we can't do it for them.

At the very least, get our guys off the streets. Our guys should be doing two things. Resting and killing. Resting at base. And killing on missions. Sitting on a freaking street corner, waiting to get killed? Driving up and down roads waiting to get blown up? We can't police the streets of Iraq. It's been long enough that its on the Iraqis to spill their own blood on these streets protecting the peace.

The reason there isn't a good plan is not because we are dumb. It's because we are completely powerless to bring peace to Iraq. It's up to the Iraqis. And the Iraqis won't get serious until we tell them "see you later, we're gone next month."

10-20-2006, 12:26 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Sniper video on CNN Showing multiple GI's getting shot. It really brings the war home. You can imagine yourself out there, talking to some Iraqis, keeping a close watch, and suddenly the buddy next to you goes down. Or you go down. The thing that really, really pisses me off is the Iraqis were not the people we thought they were. We thought they wanted peace. We thought they wanted democracy. We thought a lot of things. And I'm sure a majority of Iraqis do want these things. But the forces of evil outnumber the forces of good in terms of power. It hurts me to think of our GI's dying for a people that can't get their f(*#$$( act together. At a certain point, we will have to concede to ourselves that we have done our duty, we have liberated these people, but what they do with that opportunity is up to them. And if they can't fight their way to liberty, then we can't do it for them. At the very least, get our guys off the streets. Our guys should be doing two things. Resting and killing. Resting at base. And killing on missions. Sitting on a freaking street corner, waiting to get killed? Driving up and down roads waiting to get blown up? We can't police the streets of Iraq. It's been long enough that its on the Iraqis to spill their own blood on these streets protecting the peace. The reason there isn't a good plan is not because we are dumb. It's because we are completely powerless to bring peace to Iraq. It's up to the Iraqis. And the Iraqis won't get serious until we tell them "see you later, we're gone next month."