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Originally Posted by Dole
" one of the most humane conflict efforts in history" what a crock of shit.
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You're either kidding, being a smartass, or you have no military knowledge whatsoever. If you can look at the actual prosecution of the war without worrying about whether it was right or wrong to be there at all, the Coalition did an amazing job of taking over a country, both in a miltary sense (they pulled off maneuvers that have never succeeded, ever) and in a humanitarian sense (forget about fruit of a spoiled tree here. Consider the rediculously low human cost of this war as compared to ANY other conflict.)
Separate your feelings for Bush the man and Republicans the party from the American Military for a moment. The women and men on the ground in the middle east are the products of our society, and they are showing a capacity for thought and compassion never before seen in trained soldiers, while retaining their ability to be the most effective weapons ever fielded.
While W et al were calling the shots, the people pulling the triggers have done an exceptional job at doing what they were told in the BEST manner possible.
And Kevin, we must have different ideas of what being partisan means. In our current age of socially engineered politicians, I really don't see how it would be possible for a thinking person to actually agree with an entire party line 100%, or even entirely agree with any one politician, without noticing all the contradictions.
If you can accept bad ideas on a "better of two evils" basis, you are much less particular than I. You seem pretty discriminating in your beliefs, or at least vocal, so I'd have to counter your statement with: It may be one of the most clever tricks the far left has ever pulled off to convice people like you that it's actually Ok to BE partisan.