Ok, what would you do?

I'm seeing a lot of anti Bush slander being spewed about on this site. To those who criticise our action in Iraq, I ask you this: What would you have done? Ask for another U.N. resolution? Should we have tried to negotiate with Saddam? Should we have lifted our sactions, or strengthen them? Should we have done nothing?

I don't think you quite understand. Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan (insert your 3rd world Islamic nation here) do not play this game on our terms. By "our" terms I mean western "civilized" nations. (yes I said civilized) They never will. This is not a matter of asking them more nicely to allow weapons inspections. They know and respect only power and courage. Unfortunately, negotiations are for the weak, and that's just how they see us right now, Weak.

No WMD found in Iraq? Oh well! Does it really matter? Do you really have any doubt that Saddam would have given aide and comfort to anyone even closely resembling a member of Al Queda? If you do, you ought to take off those rose colored glasses and stop smokin the crack! This is exactly the type of reaction that Al Queda is hoping for.

Did anyone think this would be easy? Based on what supposition? Bush told us it would be hard and that's exaxtly what he meant. Would it cost American lives? Of course. My son is 15 now. The thought of loosing him to a group of ignorant thugs makes me sick, but not as sick as asking him to live in a world that permits such thugs to live and prosper.

To what degree should we exercise our first amendement right to oppose this action? Protests, rallys, articles etc protesting the action in Iraq would normally be, in democratic society such as ours, a healthy thing. It's healthy when it's used to persuade public opinion. But when it's used to weaken resolve or give aid the the enemy, it's called sedition.

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So Joe, what do you think is going to happen to Iraq after June 30th? (My guess is that
you don't care.) Do you really think the US is going to be better off for having engaged
in Bush's (PNAC) dream of a foreign policy? No doubt you think we'd all be better off
if we accepted this administration's agenda without applying any critical thought
of our own.

Heck, it's no wonder you think there ought to be more restrictions in
the first amendment. (Maybe you can help John Ashcroft work on this.) Fortunately, the
citizens here aren't quite as dumb as you would like them to be. Sure, they can be
slow to get a clue, but once they realize how much they've been lied to and how
thier trust has been exploited, they will turn on your little Texas boy fast enough.
Afterall, WE are the govt., not your part-timers in Washington...
or have you forgotten that?

Of course this administration will continue trying to
manipulate public opinion through their campaign of fear and misinformation, because
their (and perhaps your) loyalties are to party first, country second... but even
those tricks will have failed them by November. Your hardcore rightwing partisans
are on their way out Joe; you might as well put a Kerry sign in your front yard.

Hi Joseph,

What do you have against ants?!! :-)

Maurice