hey, a fella can dream, can't he? EDIT: http://www.scottrandolph.net/2005/08/17/cindy-sealed-the-deal/ -- Cindy sealed the deal. I actually felt myself become a republican today. It was around 10am, when I read the latest update of the Cindy Sheehan saga in CNN.com. I then shot over to read some blogs about it, and perused the comments in some of them, which was nothing but a long series of petty (albeit entertaining) partisan bickering. Then it happend. The good little democrat in me tied the little noose around his neck and jumped off the stool. He just couldn’t take it anymore. Take what? The whining. The constant whining by the extreme left about the reasons for war, the incompetence of this administration, and how we’ve all been lied to, and how we should pull out of Iraq immediately, because, *gulp* our soldiers were in danger. Guess what folks….they signed up to join the Army, not the boy scouts. Anytime your orientation to a new job involves an automatic weapon, you should be smart enough to figure out there’s danger involved. I actually read some people’s comments about many of the soldiers over there being naive….they weren’t expecting to go to war, so, they should be allowed to go home. Wow. Soldiers know, when they enlist, that it is entirely possible they will be shipped out and never come home. It’s part of the job. The fact that people still walk in to recruiters’ offices and sign that piece of paper make them heroes. To imply that they are simple kids who didn’t know what they were getting into, or even worse, that they died for no reason, or an immoral reason, does a horrible thing. It strips their sacrifice of the honor that it deserves. Even though those folks sitting out there in the Texas fields claim to honor and support the soldiers, they obviously have been blinded by their own selfishness as to the real way to support them. Because, long story short, we can’t end this war now. That would send the message that those bastardly little terrorists have won. It doesn’t matter if the adminstration told us the desert sand was made of gold, and we are going over there to collect it in little buckets to bring home, the concrete fact that we are at war doesn’t change. We are there, and we have a job to finish. We’ve toppled a regime that was dangerous not only to its own people, but also to the rest of the world. Now, we are there fighting the same terrorists we are fighting in Afghanistan. We’ve given liberty to millions of people, and we’re trying to help create a government, in an area that is very volatile, that will be a bastion of freedom and hope for an entire race of people. I hate the fact that our boys are getting killed over there, and I wish it didn’t have to happen. But, it is, there’s nothing we can do about it, except for doing everything we can to offer support and hope to the folks fighting over there. Arguing and whining about the reasons we’re there, and the need to come home not only kills morale, but it is a complete waste of time. I just re-read the above post, and I apologize for the rambling….just needed to vent a little. Here’s a breakdown of the way I see things: -right or wrong, we’re at war. no amount of yelling will fix that now. -we have to finish the job. HAVE TO. it may take another 1800 soldiers, but it has to be done -whether or not we’re there for the right reason, we’ve done something great for that country I never was a big fan of Bush. But, one thing I do believe….he honestly wants to make this country, and this world a better place. Think about it…the war almost cost him the election. If we hadn’t invaded Iraq, he’d have won in a landslide. I think it’s just my personality that lead me to this decision. I think the left is too concerned with everyone’s immediate rights and needs, and refuses to sacrifice a bit of comfort and happiness in the present, for something that will make life better for everyone in the future. You can take the environmental stance on that, and I’d have no argument…but I think there enough conservatives concerned with that to make it a moot point. Mostly, I’m just really pissed off. We’re in a crappy situation, and it’s time for all of America to stand together, put on the big boy pants, and get through the next few years.
well we want to yell so what.. your willing to sacrific another 1800 lives not of your own or your relaitives? majority of the country believes 1800 is already way more than enough.. so bombing a country and pilfering their oil is something great? I bet a lot of other countries have lined up to order our great war package.. yeah right.. Iraq was really a big threat to the world.. is that how majority of the people in the world feel too? actually the war won him the election.. and halliburton contracts.. yeah go ahead and enlist and write to us from Iraq then I'll agree with you..
LOL. the world?? so why doesn't he accept the kyoto(sp) pact? Bush doesn't care about the world, he cares about getting richer. I believe he want what he thinks is best for the usa, but he doesn't care about the world. The war won him the elections, the war and fear, something he made great advantage of. It is easier to do what you want if your country lifes in fear.(the Dutch politicians also try to use this method, and for some strange reason it works )
vlaurelio, if we "pilfered their oil", where did we put it? Why are our oil prices so high? You think the administration is sitting around smoking cigars made of oil or what?
when the oil prices are high, do you think oil companies don't profit a lot? we the consumers suffer but not them..
But the Republicans WILL suffer. At the polls. You think if President Bush could snap his fingers and bring the gas prices down, he wouldn't do it? It would be the fastest approval rating turnaround ever.
so you're straying off to a a different topic now.. I don't know if republicans will suffer in the polls or not.. but as their main sponsors (oil companies & defense contactors) make more money, they will donate more money to the republican party.. you originally asked me how americans pilfered iraqi oil.. i said americans are using iraqi oil revenue to pay for the war.. i also said oil companies are making a killing with the high oil prices right now..
