Nation Building 101

warch · 04-09-2004, 01:54 PM

Even with many many peaceful Iraqis staying at home, a new deck (or two or three) of playing cards is being printed up.

No this isnt Vietnam. But that war is what taught many of us to question the official story and note where is doesnt add up -it has that in common.

We charged into Iraq and we now we have to do what we can to leave the place better than when we came in. So it has already been decided that we'll be occupying their country for quite a while. And it will continue to be messy, costly and deadly. And meanwhile, the folks of little Mooselake, MN lost another recent highschool graduate fighting in a war that is heavily debated and seemingly endless. It has that in common too.

I think "Iraq" has the "holding power" for today's golden youths to set a new standard for really really bad, nouveau war. Give it a few years. Again, I hope I am so wrong.

04-09-2004, 01:54 PM	#10
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Even with many many peaceful Iraqis staying at home, a new deck (or two or three) of playing cards is being printed up. No this isnt Vietnam. But that war is what taught many of us to question the official story and note where is doesnt add up -it has that in common. We charged into Iraq and we now we have to do what we can to leave the place better than when we came in. So it has already been decided that we'll be occupying their country for quite a while. And it will continue to be messy, costly and deadly. And meanwhile, the folks of little Mooselake, MN lost another recent highschool graduate fighting in a war that is heavily debated and seemingly endless. It has that in common too. I think "Iraq" has the "holding power" for today's golden youths to set a new standard for really really bad, nouveau war. Give it a few years. Again, I hope I am so wrong.

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