I have come to realize that we were lied into this war almost exactly the same way we were lied into Vietnam. It would be an easy victory because of our overwhelming military power. It's kind of like being teased dowm to the car lot with the too-good-to-be-true deal only to find out when you get there that they don't have that model on the lot. Trust me, on this car lot there is no deal like that. All the options are bad. As with Vietnam the question now becomes how much money, how many lives, years and sorrow is this worth?

Remember this has been transformed from a war against a brutal, WMD possessing tyrant to the "central front" in the war on terror. I still believe that the plan is going well as far as this administration is concerned. I don't think they intended to leave quickly from the outset. If you're not familiar with the subject of Peak Oil it sheds some light on the need for Iraqi oil and the pipeline in Afghanistan. I know, I know, I know, this had nothing to do with oil. Rumsfeld even said so himself, "It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil. It has nothing to do with the religion." [LINK] That whole link is excelent reading. Why the comment about religion? Anyway, If not for oil there would have been no Saddam and if not for Saddam we would not be in this mess to begin with. So for them to say oil has no bearing on this is another....wait for it...LIE.

It got bloody again yesterday:
Child Killed, Scores Wounded by Iraq Suicide Bomb.
US soldier killed in attack on tanker convoy. 14 US soldiers wounded as new wave of attacks hit troops after 2-day spell.
ISRAEL ROCKED BY BOMB BLITZ.

A great NY Times editorial, Presidential Character.
- posted by Mom/Dad @ 8:02 AM