[tpaine]

Any person who has a shred of patriotism and a basic common sense will realize that we simply cannot afford to leave Iraq before we defeat terrorism there.

Reagan Man:
Agreed

So, we agree, we must fight the terrorists on their home ground in the middle east.

Why can't we also fight them world wide as Paul advocated?

HR 3076 September 11 Marque and Reprisal Act of 2001 (Introduced in the House); October 10, 2001 by Ron Paul

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/sept_11/hr3076_ih.htm

[Reagan Man]

I can’t be certain, but things might have turned out better if Bush had asked for and the Congress granted him an official declaration of war. Of course then we would have been obligated to fight the battle for Iraq like it was a real war. The invasion was a huge success. The aftermath has been a difficult nut to crack. Its been handled with too much poltiical correctness. The US military is not a police force or a nation building contingent. Nor is it meant to spread “democracy” to the Islamic world. The US military is desgined to fight battle and win wars. Hopefully before Bush leaves office, we can get achieve some sort of success. I’d still like to see a strong and sizeable US presence left in Iraq for years to come. This WOT is gonna last a long time.