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For the past year politicians, civilians, and members of the military have fought over the best course of action in Iraq. Many have said that to set a deadline to pull out would lead to disastrous consequences in that country and in the region. Others are staunch supporters of a deadline to hand over power to the citizens of that nation and remove our troops.

Leaving Iraq before they are stable enough to handle the task at hand would be disastrous. We might as well throw an infant into a tornado, their odds of surviving the backlash of our actions is small… minute… 10,000 to 1. I have no doubt in my mind that if we left the country before some form of stability was achieved that a civil war would break out. If you’ve watched the video in my previous post, and I hope you have, you’d understand that the problem here is the Islamic faith. There are millions in the world that believe that Mohammed is the one and only prophet. They believe that their only chance in salvation is through their faith in God and Islam. I respect their right to believe in whatever they may… but, they don’t mantain that mutual respect. Many believe that they must eliminate the infidels… (its odd, I have only seen the term infidels used when in relation to faith… hmmm).. other parts of the Quran state things that contrast this (sorry.. I’ve got no quotes, watch the video)

The other option is, as our President would say, “Stay the course.” We will continue to maintain a strong military presense in the country as long as there is a need for us. We will continue to train and help equip their defence forces until they can handle the fight on their own. We will not give up on them and we will accept that any American death is necessary to the continued security of the region. I’m not a fan of this plan, but, I think its our best option. In some ways, I wish we could set a deadline that we really don’t plan to stick with… who knows, maybe this would light a fire under their ass to get things straight. They might be sitting on their laurels knowing full well that they don’t have to put in 100% because we’ll always pick up the slack when they can’t do the job.

Its a terrible idea… but, its no better than the other two options we’ve been given so far

On slightly related news, McCain, the Senator from Arizona (not the company that makes chips… british chips, not american crisps (or chips… err… whatever….)) is gathering the support and advice of the people required to run for president. Good, this guy is somebody that I can and would trust. We are currently involved in a conflict… why a conflict? American civilians haven’t lost their lives (well aside from the stupid few that thought peace and love would make the insurgents NOT chop off their heads). An individual that has served with his life on the line is more likely to make the better choice when it comes to the welfare of US servicemembers. He has the ability to put himself in their shoes… lets face it, he has been there and he has been through worse than most of us could imagine. So… unless someone else blows him out of the water, I’m going for McCain in 2008.

Sure, I may not agree with the list of policies. Have you noticed that during political elections we make our choices based upon a list of 5-10 hot topics. You’ve seen it before

1. Terrorism
2. Abortion
3. Civil Rights
4. Welfare
5. Foreign Policy

These viewpoints give us a glimpse into how an individual may make policy but it won’t tell us about how they would react to a situation that is out of the normal. We had the opportunity to see a president under great stress after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, after the WTC attacks, or during the civil rights movement. These are situations that suddenly create a situation that needs an immediate resolution. Most of these things could have been prevented if we had listened to the right individuals… but, we didn’t. I have a feeling, sure its in my gut, that presented with a situation like this that McCain would make the right choice. GW has been hit or miss with his choices. I completely stand behind the choice to go to Afghanistan and wreck the place… the choice to wreck Iraq… well, I’m not a fan.

Ok then… thats all for now

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