"Mythic Reality": Leading a Nation to War

Hi zichi, thank you for the Flag!

 I remember the Democrats agreed and voted for the war until the political advantage of a Bush and American loss turned them into the party of defeat. So Saddam was not a threat?  Saddam was a threat was a myth? Maybe some people should read the speeches the Dems gave before voting to authorize military action. Do they think they can send our soldiers into battle to later come up with lame excuses to get them out of thier votes? Democrats have shown what spineless whiners they are by not supporting the troops during battle. America has not had a terrorist attack since we have been on offense. Let us see how well Obama does treating the terrorists like disadvantaged children. That is 7 years without a terrorist attack on Americans. I will take that record no matter how many people prefer we treat terrorist like juveniles who just need some after school projects to take thier minds off of jihad...The terrorist can not wait till Obama becomes POTUS so they can feel free to attack Americans again just like when Clinton was in office and let the terrorists rule Afghanistan and plan 9/11 right under his nose..These same Dems would have been against a preemptive strike against Afghanistan which would have prevented 9/11. Many of the planners had free rein in Iraq. Grown up Americans were not going to take that chance with Saddam. And Thank God they didn't. Where is Saddam now? We did the world a favor and they spit on us. So be it..Eventually we will have to do the same in Iran.

mpress, thank you for your comments. I would like to remind you that, previous to 9/11, the worst "terrorist attack" on United States soil happened on April 19, 1995, and was master-minded by AMERICAN Timothy McVeigh, who lived minutes from me. Consequently, it would be approximately 6 years before another alleged "terrorist attack" on US soil, now attributed to "al-Qaeda terrorists", an excuse for executing (by hanging) Saddam Hussein, a war with Afghanistan and Iraq, and implementing a direct course to strip Americans of their civil liberties under the guise of  a "war on terror". The material put forth here is compelling evidence that the United States government mislead the people, and scores of people have died ,and have been stripped of their civil (and human) liberties, as a result of it.  Always interesting, thank you again for your comments!

Thanks Rhonda I disagree I don't think American civil liberties have been stripped. If Obama becomes POTUS we will see if he uses the same tools the US is using against terrorists that has kept us safe in America for 7 years. I don't think their has ever been a war where scores of people haven't died that is why it is called a war and America is at war whether we agree with it or not. We are not pulling out of Iraq even if the Messiah becomes POTUS.

Unfortunately the world of international politics is, at the very least, a game of poker. You never under any circumstances show your full hand if you want to win (or just stay at the table). Sometimes you have to bluff, and no one likes to have their bluff called.

The intricacies of the policies which come out of the white house or any other government are truly beyond most of the average person of the worlds understanding. This is not your neighborhood group being governed. It is a tangled skein of relationships that make your typical teenage drama look armature.

If they spoke plainly and truthfully like we all wish they would from time to time, there would be so much nit picking and bitter outburst and fires to put out, that nothing would ever get done. So it is light up for smoke and point the mirrors.