Re: Iraq

Howard Brazee wrote:
>
> This war wasn't designed to fight terrorism.   That never was the
> president's goal for this war.   In my opinion, it did more to foster
> terrorism than to stop it.
>
> This war has taken away resources that could have been spent on
> fighting terrorists.

With government, it's never about the money. We could spend as much money as
the war costs studying the reproductive habits of oysters, in addition to
the war, if we want. It's false logic to complain: "If it weren't for the
cost of the war, we could..."

It's been fifteen years since we had a war. We need one every couple of
decades to keep our fighting skills sharp and provide an incentive to the
warrior class. Somebody enlists with the hope of running to the sounds of
the guns sometime before he retires.

It's worth pointing out that 85% of those who've served in Iraq or
Afghanistan re-enlisted. The remainder retired, died, or invalided out. In
five years, only six members of the military concluded they made a mistake
and decided to be long-haul truckers, the rest want the opportunity to kill
more gremlins.