[templar]

But Bush will lose my support if we're not in this fight to win, if the U.S. will not take the bold steps necessary to win the war.

Bush kinda got us in a box when he used Saddam's violence against the Iraqi people to establish power and control as a (retroactive) justification for the invasion after the initial reasons turned to be untrue (WMD's and such). If we do the same (extreme violence against the Iraqi's opposing us), we will end up being exactly what we have accused Saddam of being, a ruthless dictator.

The Bible warns that when we judge we set ourselves up for the same standard of judgment to be brought on ourselves.

[rbmillerjr]

"Bush kinda got us in a box when he used Saddam's violence against the Iraqi people to establish power and control as a (retroactive) justification for the invasion"

False statement, in several regards:

Saddam put his country and people in a box when he willfully flouted the UN Resolutions. The US is not establishing power and control in any way shape or form. We are establishing an Iraqi government and aiding in that transition. In June they take political control of their country, the Iraqis that is.