Berkeley City Council Doing Its Anti-Democracy Bit

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Hey, I don't think we should be there either, Iraq that is.

There may be some valid reason for us to be there. I'd like to think that there is, and I can imagine what it might be. But, the stated reasons (various and ever-shanging) weren't capable of sustaining political support. That is why we were doomed to failure from the beginning. Every one of our enemies knows that our lack of political will is the key to defeating us. How come we haven't figured that out yet? We can't afford to rush into stupid wars for half-cocked reasons. People aren't going to support that. It's a waste of resources.

If we have some tangible reason for going to war, then, like it or not, in a Democracy you have to say what that reason is, in order to get people to support you. The drawback to that may be "tipping our hand" to the enemy, but the alternative is starting un-winnable (un-finishable) wars.