It's obvious that war is bad and that troops should be out of there. It's a horrible thing. But what some people ignore is the fact that if we leave Iraq now, with Al Qaeda still out there and without a stable government, there's a good chance we will be terrorized. I'm not saying what Obama wants is wrong, but that it might not be the best option. And McCain wants the troops out as soon as possible too, after they finish their mission.
Al Quaeda and the war on terror is the war in Afganistan, that is where Bin Laden is apparently. Iraq is a different war, it has long been show that the governments (UK and USA) were fully aware that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction before they invaded - the invasion was nothing to do with the war on terror, it was all about oil and finishing of what Daddy started. There is also a strong argument that Iraq will never be stable while the troops are there as it is their presence and the Wests interference in their country that the insurgents are protesting about (protesting is probably not the right word but I can't think of a better one at the moment).
to all of the above, and did anyone see the interview that Charles Gibosn did with Sarah Palin, [shakes head in disgust] she knows nothing, about anything on foreign policy and kept repeating her self like a recording on his 'tough questions
and in our daily paper another letter from a concerned American!
McCain has no plan well duh
John McCain's convention speech was long on memories and short on specifics. McCain's military experience was admirable 40 years ago, but that isn't now. The Republicans spent very litle time recalling the past 8 years. McCain voted with the Bush administration 90% of the time. McCain hasn't detailed his plans for the future. He mentions lowering taxes but didn't say for who. He mentions school choice, did he mean vouchers? And he said no government health plan, but how will he assure public health? His big economic proposal seemed to be job restraining. and this will fix our many economic challenges
4 more years for a party and a candidate with half-formed ideas about the furture, I don't think so!
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Riverside, CA.