im going to throw my .02 in this since i have earned my right to voice my opinons.
as an iraq vet, the public has most of the war wrong. anyone who has even just seen saddam knows he is a schmuck and knows he is a "bad guy". but our timing and planning was off for the iraq war. why didnt we pore the resources into hunting bin laden instead of invading iraq? there are no WMD's or clear links.
are we winning the battles on the ground? yes we are, but insurgents and terrorists will continue to flock to iraq to fight. i cant tell you how many non-iraqis we arrested over there.
i dont want to ramble on cos i can, i feel very passionate about the subject. too many of my friends have died or been wounded, and for what? more oil? spearding democracy?
yes iraq is free, but the majority of the iraqis seemed indifferent. not overly happy or upset. but the longer we are there, the more iraqis are going to be upset.
all in all i am just sad that more people didnt use their brains and try to vote for a candidate that didnt base his whole policy on the fear of terror attacks. if they want to attack us they will, and no cowboy from texas can stop them.
i voted for bush the first time, and i have seen (in person) what a moron he is. i couldnt bear myself to vote for him again. i am tired of the war, of the environment going to crap, the economy on a downward sprial, and of a man who cannot seperate church and state. land of the free? no, land of the closed minded christian right who dont see the grand scheme of things.