[quote=afx114][quote=partypup]I wonder how many more troops and innocent civilians will have to die in this new front on “terror” before the Left Wing finally comes to its senses and realizes that they have been snowed? What do you think?[/quote]
I think you’ll find that most lefties believe that we should have been in Afghanistan and Pakistan all along. Not Iraq. You know, going after the guys who actually attacked us. To most lefties, shifting troops from Iraq to Afghanistan is a good thing. If we had surged into there rather than Iraq, things would be a lot different today.
Criticizing Obama for ramping up in Afghanistan is like criticizing the plumber who has to fix the toilet after you’ve stopped it up with a massive load of nasty, smelly shit.
Lefties aren’t against war. We’re against un-necessary, un-planned, un-managed wars.[/quote]
No, your party is only against the wars it did not “start”.
And I know of no sane Leftist who believes that had we taken the war to Pakistan after 9/11, the world would be a lot different today. The Democrats have a problem waging a war in Iraq that enrages Musmilms and emoboldens terrorists, but you don’t think the same would have happened if we had attacked Pakistan? Seriously, how would that have looked any different from Iraq?
And I might also add, Pakistan poses a slight problem that Iraq did not: it possesses nuclear capability.
And you’re going to tell me that you and “most lefties” believe that we should have been in Pakistan? You think wasting American lives in Afghanistan is somehow better than seeing them squandered in Iraq? Seriously??
And where is the proof that Pakistan was one of “the guys who actually attached us”? My understanding is that the hijackers’ nationalities broke down as follows: 15 Saudis, 1 Egyptian, 1 Lebanese, 2 from union of Arab Emirates. Where is Pakistan on this list? Why didn’t we take the fight to Saudi Arabia, the country that spawned 75% of the hijackers?
Lastly, you do realize how Afghanistan worked out for the Russians 25 years ago…don’t you? Apparently both you and Obama need to be briefed on the lessons of endless war in a country that devours everything that enters it.
Ugh. I never thought it was possible, but with this type of thinking coming from the Left, and having seen what the Right has to offer, I am actually dreading the next 4 years more than the last 8…
