<p>^^ Good point FF. And how many of our presidential candidates have military experience, have been on the scene & informed for over 20 yrs., have been to Iraq several times, have communicated directly with the generals, etc.??</p>
<p>Only one candidate has actually availed himself to the information needed to make informed decisions about the situation.</p>
<p>In honor of the 4,000 lives lost…
.Frontline Bush’s War- free online viewing for those who missed this 2 part show. </p>
<p>[FRONTLINE:</a> bush’s war | PBS](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_frontlinebrbushswar_2008-03-26]FRONTLINE:”>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_frontlinebrbushswar_2008-03-26)</p>
<p>Exactly how does a biased, one-sided view of the war bring honor to those who have died there?</p>
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<p>Probably in the same way invading a country based on known faulty evidence and a fabricated link to Al-Qaeda does, boom, headshot, game over </p>
<p><em>sips beer, adjusts yellow-ribbon bumper magnet</em></p>
<p>Amer’ca. Hell yes.</p>
<p>^^^ It doesn’t FF. How naive of me to believe this thread was originally started to take pause and remember the sacrifice of so many courageous men and women. Those who have given the ultimate sacrifice and those physically maimed and psychologically damaged. </p>
<p>This has derailed into a war of words and agendas in which no ones opinion is changing. Perhaps a new thread could be started titled, ‘Let’s argue for the umpteenth time about a war we’ll never agree on.’</p>
<p>CelticClan, whether others want to beleive it or not, I did not start this thread hoping to create the type of discussion that ensued. Those that support this war have taken it in that direction. But, regardless, silence on the subject, regarless of one’s position, will only help to foster and allow this fiasco to continue. It was only once the American public woke up (or Walter Cronkite woke them up) that the Vietnam “police action” started to be challenged and ultimately ended.</p>
<p>The only reason we’re debating this at all, bullwinkle, is because you opened the thread with a sentence regarding the number and its significance, then several paragraphs that disparaged
a) the President
b) the rest of the Administration
c) the media coverage of Pastor Wright
d) John McCain</p>
<p>This thread certainly needed to be created–this is a tragic reminder of how America’s armed forces have suffered greatly in this war. What was not needed were partisan comments regarding the war and its supporters. Your remarks against McCain were especially presumptive and speculative.</p>
<p>Hell, I agree with you mostly. But quit pretending that you had no idea this sort of argument was going to start up. Your use of quotes and word choice were crafted to be controversial.</p>