I'm for the war in Iraq. Why? Because it was necessary to remove a threat BEFORE it was imminent.
All of you people b!tching about the war would be the same ones crying about us not having gone after him if he managed to kill a few thousand of us on the homeland.
Would I have served? You're damn right I would have. I've got a condition that would relegate me to a desk job. Could I do that? Yes, but I would WANT to be on that line, doing my damndest to protect the lives and freedoms of my brothers and sisters. Can I? No.
Hell, in High School, I was applying to the Naval Academy to get in as a pilot, but, suddenly found myself wearing glasses, which at the time completely barred me from my hopes of ever making it. Shattered a dream I had for MANY years.
Would I be HAPPY about being sent over? No. I would fear for my life, but I'd be more afraid of what my wife and kids would have to deal with if I got KIA.
For those of you who were saying that there was no reason for us to invade, how long do you think it was going to take Saddam to build up the guts again to roll over Saudi Arabia, realign with Iran and Al Qaeda, and then really start slaughtering innocents by the thousands, if not millions? We've removed a serious threat BEFORE he could strike us. Sorry, I see absolutely no harm in that.
Like JaTo, I disagree with the pisspoor handling of post-invasion and nation-building. We had a great military plan, but, not NO engineering plan.
