The best way to honor the 2000 dead is to stay the course in Iraq

[Poiuyt]

I also believe we should honor the dead from the Viet Nam War by re-invading that country and fighting till we achieve true victory. It will take sacrifice, but I think that's what the Viet Nam military families would want.

[Schmajo]

1. And there is that unfinished business

with Spain. We owe it to Teddy Roosevelt. Remember the Maine!

[XemaSab]

25. Amen to that!

Let's make the Philippines the 51st state while we're at it!

Welcome to DU!

[newyawker99]

30. Hi Schmajo!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[RethugAssKicker]

2. Where your sarcasm icon?.... Good point

[Solly Mack]

3. snicker

lololololol

ahem


lololololololol

edit to add: I am so fucking nominating this

lololololololololol

[Bluebear]

14. ME TOO!

[Solly Mack]

16. ! :o) We need 2 more votes now.

:hi:

[Horse with no Name]

4. The best honorarium is that we kill at least one person for each

dead in their memory.
Yeah that's what these dead soldiers would want--I'm almost certain.:sarcasm:

[Jed Dilligan]

5. You forgot Poland! nt

[readmoreoften]

6. Yeah, as Bush says...

What about Poland? You forgot Poland!

[Midlodemocrat]

7. You know, we didn't really WIN in Korea.

Might as well invade them as long as we are over there.

[lonestarnot]

8. Stay the Course of Lies and Hell with Satan!

<>

[gratuitous]

9. Did we ever finish that business with Mexico?

You know, those guys have been itching for a fight since the 1830s. Don't we owe it to Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and the rest of them to take out those south of the border bastards once and for all? This aggression shall NOT stand!

[MamaBear]

10. Don't forget...

BLAME CANADA!

[enid602]

11. Iraq

Our war dead's sacrifice can only be honored if Iraq returns to normalcy. The only way to 'normalize' Iraq (IMO) is to replace US troops with those from the UN and NATO. Fears of US imperialism are, in large part fueling the insurgency; the insurgency will probably wane once the US withdraws.

Of course, we would need a President with the diplomatic skills necessary to win back allies and convince the world that they need to support such an effort. Maybe we could convince the world community of our new sincerity by cooperating on other fronts such as (God forbid) global warming, or the international dollar crisis.

Of course, if our troops do leave Iraq, we will lose control of what happens there. We should never have tried to control their future in the first place. We will lose control over Iraqi oil, but it really is theirs, and we should not have sold it during the occupation government only to turn around and give $100 bills in bulk to thugs and questionable contractors. Graft in no way honors our veterans.

Of course, if we withdraw from Iraq, Iraq will most likely become an Islamic Republic under the umbrella of Iran. We should have thought about that before deposing the only secular government in the region. Ironic when you consider that we supported Saddam for so many years.

Our soldiers' sacrifice is huge when you consider that so many joined the National Guard to protect their country and their individual states. They did not join up so numb nutz could send them on foreign adventures at whim, breaking the US' long-standing tradition of not being a bully. If we really want to honor this sacrifice, we will all scream at the top of our lungs 'NO MORE PRE-EMPTIVE WARFARE, AND NO MORE WARFARE BASED ON LIES AND MANUFACTURED EVIDENCE.'

[libodem]

12. what's wrong with this 'logic'

we lost about 3,000 in the WTC disaster we only need 1,000 more to die in Iraq to avenge those tragic deaths....doncha thinks that adds up? a death for a death....should make the WTC families feel like we rectified the situation...btw anybody else hear the rumor that Osama was buried 4 months ago after becoming gravely ill?

[LSK]

13. you forgot something

:sarcasm:

There

[Terran]

15. I think that was pretty obvious.

Some people need the tag, some don't. This person surely does not (well done, btw!).

[Nothing Without Hope]

17. Don't miss this TOM TOMORROW CARTOON about "staying the course":

[Freedomfried]

20. The cartoon that says it all!

Thats great!

[B Calm]

18. I think the best way to honor the dead is to put Bush on trial for

war crimes and treason!

[jillan]

19. The best way to honor the 2000 dead is to send Bsh to the frontlines.

Let him prance around with his Mission Accomplished costume on thru the streets of Bahgdad, without proper armor. And have Cheney and Wolfowitz join him.

[Mr_Spock]

21. I was thinking we should pull out and re-invade! They need a fresh shot

of freedom :D

[Solly Mack]

22. LMAO

hehehehehehe

[tk2kewl]

27. and maybe this time we'll actually be greeted with flowers?

:shrug:

it could happen

[Mr_Spock]

29. Yeah, flowers - pretty little painted PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES flowers

They have quite the explosive scent :D

[spanone]

23. If that's true you could justify any war. Including this travesty.

[Solly Mack]

24. I'm selling bottles of "eau de sardonic" to those in need of one

I also have vowels for those needing to get a clue.

I'm just saying...

[Career Prole]

26. "2,000 soldiers dead in War on Terra! Show 'em what they've won, Ed!"

"They've won an extra War on Terra, Blink!"

U.S. intelligence officials say Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has expanded his terrorism campaign in Iraq to extremists in two dozen terror groups scattered across almost 40 countries, creating a network that rivals Osama bin Laden's.

<snip>

In figures not made public before, counterterrorism officials say that Zarqawi's network of contacts has grown dramatically since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and now includes associates in nearly 40 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe...
LINK

That's phenomenal fucking progress, bushies.
The mind staggers at the thought of what we can win for 5,000 dead soldiers...

[Tom Joad]

28. We must not bring our troops home now....

That is Carl Levin and H. Clinton's refrain.

contrast that with Jim McGovern
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/4032