Wouldn’t that be a fair deal? If he (or the next president, maybe McCain) feels that the war and the goals we have over there are of grave importance to America then they should be willing to do this as a patriotic duty. We’ll put in writing that the funds won’t end and the troops won’t come home until all those goals we have over there are met, so long as they give us just one ritual suicide. I think it is only fair that they prove the cause is worth dying for BEFORE we force others to die for it (most of which probably don’t want to be there). And I think it might prove something: that if they aren’t willing to die for the cause, why should anyone else have to?

Anyone else see this as a fair trade off?
This might be a good way to find out just how important the war really is. I think the troops would be home tomorrow if you put this proposition on Bush’s desk.
JJ P I can summarize Iraq into one word: Fear.

I think we need to grow up and stop being afraid of the boogie man. Terrorists aren’t going to go away just because we are moping around Iraq for a decade.

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