I didn't say we could do it. I just said we should do it. I understand the reasons why we can't, however just because I can't afford to have a few hundred acres and castle with a moat and a tower with machines guns, doesn't mean I don't want it. :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: It's Official! Iraq Strategy Failed > > That's noble, but it really gets down to a question of national > mandate and resources. First, is our military willing to die to free > others, second are US citizens willing to pay for it, and third, who > rebuilds the country? Iraq has proven we need a new branch to do > that. > > And by pay for it I don't mean the Neo-con way of borrowing, I mean > actually paying for it by giving up services - such as the Highway > bill. > > Using that argument, and assuming our non-defense military branch > (new) is willing to die to free others, and we've got our > nation-building military branch in place (new), and the country > roughly supports it, I agree with you. > > The problem is, I don't think Americans would've supported invasion > solely because Hussein was a bad guy. In fact, Mr. Bush was elected > on a mandate of no-nation building. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:170110 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
