Originally posted by coaster992001
is cjd the only one around here who knows what he's talking about?
Answer to coaster's question: No.
Guys, as an active duty military member (for 14 years now) I have a little different view than most armchair soldiers/politicians that are claiming to know something (if you are wondering who that is, get a mirror). I have been to Kuwait/Iraq (Desert Storm - 1991), so my views are a little more than what you have. You really ought to not believe everything you see on TV, and if you do, you need to balance things out by possibly watching (just a thought) ABC News and THEN turn on something like Bill O'Reilly (The Factor) for the "other side" of the coin ... THEN, put the two together and find the truth for yourself.
Loopier -- see my comment on Page 10 about Hillary ...
Again, CJD has demonstrated his view of things from what he sees/reads/etc. ... but take the time rather than arguing with him (which we ALL know is pointless) to finding out the real truth. I have been to Iraq and I know what we are doing there, and there is LOTS more going on than what you think. The news is not reporting half of what is happening. By the way, why do you think Osama's only appearance around the election was on video and not in acts of violence? Simple. It is because his boys are being killed by the hundreds on a daily tally. There are things going on at night that would make those Special Forces movies you see on TBS look like Sesame Street episodes. Trust me, what we are doing is far greater than meets the eye.
Hussein was a threat to the world, and he proved that by invading Kuwait in 1990 (which CJD and SO many others seem to forget about) and killed thousands of his own people with experiments of WMD (again, something conveniently forgotten about). True we did not get him then and should have (Bush Sr's fault), but now we have him and he will be tried for crimes against humanity. There is a bigger picture here, and Hillary does not have the balls to even grab the pen to start to draw the picture. [:D]
If she does run in 4 years, mark my words this day. She will win NY, and maybe a few others, but that is about it. Her views are askewed and self-propoganding (I am orig from New York so I can safely say this) and the only reason she won there was she appealed to the morons who love cash and hate the Republican party ... and she knew how to work them.
Come on guys, you really need to get out and read a little and do some research. Arguing without facts makes you like you have come to a play CounterStrike with no ammo. Geesh ...