Up is Down ... left is right .... and circles are always round

[Stinky The Clown]

We were having dinner with our neighbors earlier tonight and just before we sat down, the news was running the story of the 19+ dead in Iraq today. Our neighbors are a mixed couple .... she's a dem and he's a repub (who voted for Kerry this go-round .... his first dem vote in forever).

Anyway, this story was on and he says we should be out of there now. Tonight. Instantly. He and I are both Navy guys who served in the 60's. Interestingly, he was on Kerry's side of the VVAW stuff way back then, and has held to that position ever since. I, on the other hand, was more of the John Oneill stripe back then.

Anyway, we had quite a discussion about the War in Iraq(tm). He wants out and wants out now. I say that even though I have been strongly opposed to it and think it was a grave error to have started it, we have a moral obligation to fix what we broke. (I'm NOT pro-war. I'm conflicted. I guess I just feel guilty for my country's actions and want to make amends but don't know how.)

His final word on the matter ........ "You forgot Vietnam?"

Amazing .... a republican talking a democrat out of staying in Iraq.

:shrug: