war on terror, are we winning or losing Options

[miszkristinexox]

do you think we are winning or losing the war on terror? and why do you think that?

[Spirited Away]

Did you even read my post? I said yes he was a threat, but we should've fought one war at a time. And this war could've waited and we could've had more allies along for the ride. We had to go fight Osama, then North Korea which is a BIGGER threat, then finally Iraq.

And did you bother to read mine? Yes, I do agree with you somewhat about fighting the wrong war, but I AM SAYING that the war was not pointless because it totally demeans death of our soldiers.

i hardly find the war in iraq comparable to WWI and II. if you bothered to study WWI, it was not a war against any one particular tyrant. we were asked to help turn the tide in that war, we were not out to police the world the way we feel we have to right to do now. we only became involved in WWII when we were attacked, and even then it was a global effort, not the US and a bunch of insignificant countries. it was the general consensus that hitler needed to go and the allies were the victims, but the situation has reversed. the world sees bush as the tyrant and the middle east his victim. i feel more and more that this is our vietnam.

How many history courses do you think I've taken to get me in third year of college? How many books do you think I've read even be in college and to be able to write as I do? Do you want me to outline my history credentials? I may not qualify to be a history teacher, but damn right I have more qualifications than someone in high school. Please don't bother me with such a weak insults concerning my intelligence, they barely tickle.

Anyway, now it's my turn though to question your reading skills. I shall explain myself in hopes that you will no longer think to put words into my mouth. I never compared WWs to that of the war in Iraq. I gave the example because BY CONTEXT, it fits how soldiers died then and now.

Imagine with me the mind of a soldier. Or those of you who do know soldiers over seas that have fought and lost a friend ask them how they feel about it. As I've said, they KNOW what they were fighting for, if not for possible WMDs then for the people in Iraq. There will be those who will say that the war is pointless, as you like to call it, but there will be those who do not feel that way.

I'm not talking about America policing the world, people, get that repetitive idea out of your heads. FORGET your opinions and think about the soldiers' feelings. They thought they were fighting for one thing, but then they were fighting for another and they KNOW that. To say that what they were fighting for was POINTLESS is VERY insulting.

What do you know of the feelings of those who fought in the Vietnam war? NOTHING because you're too busy focusing on how America shouldn't do this and that. Soldiers are soldiers and they follow orders. What do you know of soldiers who came home from Vietnam and received no welcoming for their hard work?

And to ALL of you: how would you feel if someone told you that what you're risking your life for is absolutely pointless?