Wednesday, March 28, 2007

War? Success?

I have to admit, I'm a little confused by the rhetoric in congress and the white house.

First of all, I'm of the persuasion that believes success can never be achieved through war. After all nobody really wins a war; it's a lose-lose. People are killed on both sides, civil rights are trampled under and domestically needed funds are allocated to support the conflict.

Success and war shouldn't appear in the same sentence unless the phrase, "can never be achieved through" fills the gap between them.

So why do I hear so much about success in Iraq? Failure in Iraq is not an option?

Didn't we abdicate success when we pursued conflict over diplomacy? I'd say so.

Why are we in Iraq? The intelligence that lead us down that path has been falsified. Out efforts there are not working.

Even though I'm pleased with the direction of the new congress; however, there are too many still supporting the war to challenge the president's veto.

Let's stop waiting for the tide to change, pull out now!