We Should Be Angry About The War In Iraqi

The number one reason why we should be angry about the war in Iraq is American service men and women are dying because of political expediency. We will never be able to appease radical Islam.

Muslims became outraged when American soldiers entered a Masjid to search it for weapons that were being used in terror campaigns. Yet, this same Muslim community have expressed little are no outrage when innocent people were murdered in that same Masjid while kneeling in prayers.

Our misguided media outlets are quick to document anything an American soldier does that might anger a Muslim. Yet, these same media giants rarely discuss Muslim atrocities. Liberals and Democrats don't want to anger Muslims either. So our young men and women take the bullets and bombs and die in the streets of Baghdad while cowardly politicians and media professionals seek ways to appease an unappeasable adversary.

The Democrats lied. They said they would not "cut and run". Yet, in less than 90 days, they have managed to pass legislation to do exactly that..."cut and run". Tell me some more lies. The Democrats said they would not pay politics with the lives of America soldiers. Yet, throughout the mid-term elections of 2006 and in less than 90 days in 2007, that's all they have managed to do is play politics with the lives of our soldiers. If there is any unvented anger over the war in Iraq, direct it at the real culprits, America's media giants, the Democratic Party, their supporters and President Bush's advisors.

Let's be clear about one thing. The war in Iraq was and still is a strategic, tactical and political blunder. We are in the right war, but in the wrong place. If anyone can't see this, I don't know what turnip truck dropped you off. The Bush Administration keeps pointing out that America has not been attacked since 9/11/2001.

The fact of the matter is: Al-Qaida has not attacked America because they don't want to or need to. Why should they, when they are achieving their objectives in Iraq? Over 3,000 American dead, over 20,000 wounded..and some horribly. And...perhaps another 8,000 - 10,000 will be committed to the war effort. If we stay the course without significant policy changes, perhaps 5,000 - 10,000 dead and over 50,000 wounded.

Every dead or wounded American soldier strengthens radical Islam and the Jihadist movement. It does not weaken it. The Taliban have not been destroyed or decimated and they are still a significant threat to the peace and stability of Afghanistan. I don't even want to mention the drug problem and others that are still not resolved after 5 years of fighting. To be sure, Al-Qaida's training camps are no longer in Afghanistan, they are now in Pakistan.

Why is a Iraq a strategic, tactical and political blunder?

First: It diverted resources and manpower from our primary objective which was, and still is....to kill or capture all those responsible for the horrendous attack on 9/11/2001. As far as I can tell from all the reports I have read, Osama Bin Laden, Al-Qaida and the Taliban are alive and well.

Second: Attacking Iraq destroyed the broad support we had to retaliate against those that actually attacked us. I don't recall a single 9/11 hijacker being from Iraq. I do recall 15 of them being from Saudi Arabia. The actual attack was carried out by an Al-Qaida cell not members from Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard. We had the moral authority and the legitimate right to pursue them into Pakistan if need be.

Finally: The major industrial nations on planet earth would have been with us and that includes Mexico and Canada. Killing or capturing Bin Laden would have done more to deter Saddam Hussein than our invasion of his country and his untimely demise at the end of a rope.

If you want to be angry, direct your anger at every senior official in the State and Defense Departments and every advisor that gave President Bush faulty and unreliable information. These people have done more to kill our soldiers than insurgent's bullets and roadside bombs or should I say IEDs - "Improvised Explosive Devices". To be sure, our soldiers would not be facing an insurgency and innocent Iraqis would not be blown up at the meat market if these people had done their jobs.

In his/her/their misguided attempt to save President Musharraf's government in Pakistan, somebody or a group of poorly informed individuals in the President's circle of advisors convinced him to attack Iraq instead of pursuing Bin Laden, the Taliban and Al-Qaida into the tribal regions of Pakistan. This tactical, strategic and political misstep has cost us billions of dollars and the lives of American service men and women that did not need to die in an ill-conceived occupation of an already divided Muslim nation.

If America had amassed a formidable force on the borders of Pakistan, it would have actually strengthened Musharraf's government. No civilized people on this earth, Muslims being the exception, would have objected to our legitimate right to attack those that attacked us. President Musharraf would have had a legitimate reason, cause and purpose to enter the tribal regions with force and establish control over it. If this had happened, within months Bin Laden, the Taliban and Al-Qaida would have been thoroughly decimated, if not completely destroyed.

If you want to be angry...and we should...then...let's have the decency and intelligence to direct our anger at the right person, people, group/s and/or institution/s...instead of dumping the Iraq fiasco on President Bush. He is our President...not our dictator.