"winning" the war
So I have to wonder, what the fuck does this mean? "A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Thursday indicated fewer than half of Americans believe the United States will win the Iraq war."I've seen this so many times with cnn.com polls. The questions are worded in such a way as to be meaningless. What exactly does it mean to "win the Iraq war?" What are the conditions of victory?
Wasn't the goal to oust Saddam? If so, doesn't that mean we already won? Or was it about making sure Iraq has no WMDs? They don't, so we already won, right?
This question reflects the big problem with this war: there is no clear, justifiable objective. Our troops have no mission there that makes any sense.
Apart from protecting the Halliburton employees in the oil fields, of course...
posted by JWL at
9:42 PM |
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What war? Only Congress has authority to declare war, and it hasn't. No one seems to notice or care. Except maybe the people getting shot at and bombed...
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Anonymous, at
September 23, 2005 1:45 PM
Bush today extended the national state of emergency for another year. Jose Padilla, US citizen, remains in jail without charges filed against him, seemingly in violation of the constitution, and the case will be heard this year in the Supreme Court. Judge Roberts is sure to uphold his indefinite detention. More Americans better start becoming more politically active if they want to keep their freedoms.
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Anonymous, at
September 23, 2005 1:48 PM
Politically active in what way? Join an organization? Volunteer? Bang a drum at a rally? What else?
And which freedoms are we trying to keep? Which freedoms do we have?
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JWL, at
September 25, 2005 12:56 AM
Politically active in any way, but starting by being informed, asking news people to ask the tough questions and provide reasoned analysis, and voting. Join an organization that shares your concerns. Volunteer, yes. Bang a drum at a rally, yes. And any other creative way you can think of to move the masses and the individuals in power to demand that what is right be done.
Which freedoms are we trying to keep/Which freedoms do we have -- very good questions. What makes this country any better than China/Russia/Cuba/France/Canada etc.? And if we really aren't better off here than somewhere else, shouldn't we be asking for an improvement? If we're going to remain silent, if we're not going to ask for change, if we're not going to demand that the elected leaders spending our tax dollars and our good name do the right thing, then we shouldn't whine about it.
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Anonymous, at
September 28, 2005 3:12 PM
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