So, should we invade every country that declares war on the United States??

Did not Saddam, in effect, declare war on the United States by refusing to honor the 18 UN Resolutions, and by shooting at our aircraft, and by financing terrorist attacks that killed Americans?

Japan BOMBED an American base. However, we first went to ground-war in Europe.

Probably the best strategy, at the time.

However, History does NOT support the idea that we can only attack that segment of the enemy coalition that attacked the United States!

Saddam did not plan 9-11.

Saddam supported and celebrated 9-11.

Hitler did not plan Pearl Harbor.

Hitler supported and celebrated the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Posted by: Econ101 | September 16, 2007 at 04:48 PM

Some High school history that you seemed to have missed: When we declared war on Japan, Germany, their axis power ally, declared war on us. Duh!

The myth of the WTC (pick your favorite – there’s no evidence behind any) serves a similar purpose; as the war in Iraq drags on, misconceived and mismanaged, TWC myths serve to give explanation, to balance out one disaster with another.

The myths become powerful, and impossible to stamp out. Even today, without a shread of evidence and in the face of overwhelming testimonial and forensic evidence, millions of Americans believe that a shooter on the “grassy knoll” killed Kennedy. Oliver Stone’s Hollywood fantasy fueled that myth. It demonstrates the power of myth. That is even more true in the age of the internet, where a myth spreads like wildfire seemingly overnight.

As John Ford put it: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” (we’ll see who gets the reference . . . )

And having the tin-foil types like Ed propogating same doesn’t help . . .

Posted by: the troll Kansas | September 16, 2007 at 08:21 PM

No, that would be the better informed, more intelligent, and more rational adults of the world.

And the events since the 2003 invasion have proved them correct.

Your father was in the minority based on the reports I have seen about Patton. Most of the people were glad to be under Patton because they knew he would do his best to keep them alive. He knew you did not win the war by getting your soldiers needlessly killed. Other Allied leaders were the opposite.

It was everyone’s (Americans) guts, not just Patton’s, and the blood reference was about spilling the other guys’ (Nazis) blood, not American blood. One of his best quotes, although I have heard said in a slightly different manner, but the point was the same:

Don’t be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his.

A couple of others:

“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”

“Do everything you ask of those you command.”

“Do more than is required of you.”

I appreciate the tip, and don’t think for a minute that I haven’t considered your strategy. However, I prefer not to get people riled up too much at the office and I err on the side of playing the diplomatic game. No doubt this is mostly done so that I will be in the loop on doughnut day.

That would be the “whining” adults then. :)

I hope Hillary isn’t the Democratic candidate but if she is I will vote for her.

And your argument isn’t very accurate. The vote was AS A LAST RESORT force could be used. Also, the adults of the world long ago saw how poorly the wrong decision was administered. Even those who felt invading Iraq was right have for the most part realized the error of their ways today.

By your definition, and by your reasoning, you would not have supported Patton as his tanks truly liberated Europe?

War is a terrible thing.

Communism, Fascism, Slavery, surrender and many other things are worse than war.

Will you vote for Hillary?

Kerry voted for this war (Before he voted against it)

Did you vote for Kerry?

I have an easy solution for those chain emails. I do not read them and when the sender asks me about them, I tell them I did not read it and I have now blocked their account for sending me spam. They try sputtering that it was not spam and get upset when I show them the definition of spam.

While a few truly evil people may have been killed, hundreds of thousands of innocents have died in this unjust and unnecessary war of bush’s choice.

Chas,

He also said Bush isn’t stupid, just petulant…like a child…and doesn’t like to be told he can’t or shouldn’t do something. I’m surprised he didn’t mention the tantrums. Or did he? Gotta watch again or wait for the transcript.