Poll: Fewer than half think U.S. will win in Iraq.

[Jacey]

Also, I'd like to point out that as heroic as the Marines and soldiers are who're dying in Iraq, they aren't dying for our country. Our country did not need to start a war in Iraq.

 

[ScottishJohn]

This war is unwinnable. Never in the history of the world has force overcome terrorism. Has to be the most ridiculous course of action on offer, and those we elected chose it. Great job.

 

[MethodMan]

This war is unwinnable. Never in the history of the world has force overcome terrorism. Has to be the most ridiculous course of action on offer, and those we elected chose it. Great job.

And the other option is to ignore the terrorists and hope they come to like us some day.

Wait a minute, we already tried this Albright strategy. Let's try it again.

 

[Jacey]

And the other option is to ignore the terrorists and hope they come to like us some day.

Iraq never attacked us. We created terra-ists in Iraq.

 

[ScottishJohn]

And the other option is to ignore the terrorists and hope they come to like us some day.

Wait a minute, we already tried this Albright strategy. Let try it again.

LOL no, the other strategy is what the US was involved in pioneering in Northern Ireland to great success - negotiate with the terrorists, take away the causes of disatisfaction that lead to support of terrorist organisations. (Rather than the current policy of adding fuel to the fire).

Give me an example of where force has achieved any kind of lasting progress against terroist?

Soviets in Afghanistan? Nope.
Russians in Chechnya? Nope.
British in Ireland? Nope.
French in Algiers? Nope.
Coalition in Iraq? NO WAY!

All futile excercises.

 

[MethodMan]

Iraq never attacked us. We created terra-ists in Iraq.

I have heard this complaint before. It does ignore a lot of what happended in the run up to the Gulf War.

 

[the Colonel]

Nice argument.

2.2 You will not debate in forums that are not part of the “Discussion and Debate”, “Congregation” or “Theology” categories. Debate is defined as to engage in argument by discussing opposing points.