"That's one hell of a statement to make when US soldiers will have died to ennable jihadis."
Soldiers have died to remove obstacles that stood in the way of people making their own choices. If Jihad is their joice then, indeed, so be it, but they should be aware of the consequences of their choices. In this statement you only address ONE choice made by one section of people. Using a bit of a broad brush there aren't you? That is political ideological spin there my my friend.
You attempt to chose FOR them, and that is where you go so wrong. They must be able to chose their own path so that they may be held accountable for the choices they do make.
THINK for a second and apply some common sense. There are around 25 MILLION people in Iraq. If the overwhelming majority of them were chosing JIHAD how is it that only around 1700 soldiers have died in combat? I mean think for a minute about that, the majority of 25 million against 130 thousand?????? See, it doesnt fit. Your broad brush lacks paint to make an accurate stroke.
Ok claim it DOES fit and it really is a majority of 25 million against 130 thousand, Doesn't seem like a very successful or growing 'insurgency' does it? This angle would support the AWESOME job the US military is doing there. Indeed, no matter HOW you look at it, when you see the forrest thru the trees they are succeeding in their efforts and rather than bag on them all the time you ought to be thanking them and commending them.
>>1700 soldiers have died in combat?
Nice propagandistic spin.
Splitting the difference between combat and noncombat deaths. How absurd.
For all your "respect" for the troops, you simply parrot the goooberment line.
They died in a war zone. If the govt classifies their death as non combat deaths, is it to screw them out of their death benefits.
Over 2000 Dead in IRaq and counting. Spin it, justify it any way you want, but I agree with General Odom, Iraq is the biggest strategic disaster in US history.