Democrats' foriegn policy follies.

[Litigious]

It really doesn't but it gave me a good opportunity to rant about Sweden. 

[McGiver]

all topics go off on tangents here an the I².

[Scrapheap]

Considering how many lives that are lost in Iraq every day, both American, Iraqi, and otherwise, I doubt withdrawing the troops would make things worse. It's a war the US cannot win.

You haven't been following it close lately, with stepped up US patrols, the violence has gone down considerably in the areas they've patrolled.

[Scrapheap]

.......war is not something to be proud of. It doesn't make a nation great.

There's 6000 years of recorded human history that contradicts this.

Many great thinkers (The Chinese General Sun Tzu comes to mind) have said that the primary reason nations exist is to create the capacity to fight wars. War is something every successful nation must engage in.

[Litigious]

Sweden was very engaged in wars some hundred years ago, before we got our arses thouroghly kicked by Russia. Ever since, this has been the wimpy country that it still is today.

[odeon]

Considering how many lives that are lost in Iraq every day, both American, Iraqi, and otherwise, I doubt withdrawing the troops would make things worse. It's a war the US cannot win.

You haven't been following it close lately, with stepped up US patrols, the violence has gone down considerably in the areas they've patrolled.

But I do follow it closely.

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/editorial/weekiniraq/

There was a marked decrease in violence this week, however, when around 450 civilians died.

That's a good sign, right?

Of course, if you have enough troops in place, the violence will go down. But it's all relative. 450 people in Iraq last week is an improvement from February, when roughly 97 people died there every day, but I doubt those numbers would be anywhere near acceptable elsewhere in the world.

[Leto729]

It is to bad America got involved in Iraq. What I fear that with terrorism in Iraq is a good trainning ground for terrorists, and will spread terrorism even more further.

[McGiver]

It is to bad America got involved in Iraq. What I fear that with terrorism in Iraq is a good trainning ground for terrorists, and will spread terrorism even more further.

for every action....

[Leto729]

There is a reaction.

[Scrapheap]

But I do follow it closely.

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/editorial/weekiniraq/

This is an activist site with an obvious agenda. Can you do better ??

[Leto729]

There is a reaction.

Then comes a opposite equal or worse reaction.

[McGiver]

There is a reaction.

Then comes a opposite equal or worse reaction.

so politicians should tread carefully, or not at all.

[Litigious]

There is a reaction.

Then comes a opposite equal or worse reaction.

so politicians should tread carefully, or not at all.

Oh, I wish more Swedes would have that attitude. More Americans too, for that matter, but especially more Swedes. 

[McGiver]

There is a reaction.

Then comes a opposite equal or worse reaction.

so politicians should tread carefully, or not at all.

Oh, I wish more Swedes would have that attitude. More Americans too, for that matter, but especially more Swedes. 

i mean this in a societal sense.

individuals should always act.... in their best interest.

[Litigious]

There is a reaction.

Then comes a opposite equal or worse reaction.

so politicians should tread carefully, or not at all.

Oh, I wish more Swedes would have that attitude. More Americans too, for that matter, but especially more Swedes. 

i mean this in a societal sense.

individuals should always act.... in their best interest.

What do you think about guys like these? http://www.kysm.org/mission.htm