Today in Iraq, the deaths of six U.S. soldiers pushed the American toll beyond the number of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
I just don’t understand why we have to keep dipping our pen in Iraqi ink every day. If we can’t get our act together in the states, what justifies us going somewhere else and trying to build a “democracy” from scratch?
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I was training to go into the Marine Corps for a shor while and for a number of reasons including medical, could not complete training or attempt boot camp. But that’s neither here nor there–I read your note on facebook and thought I could add some comments.
Usually I do not put my opinions or thought out there is such a manner but any individual who publicly posts their opinions leaves the door open for potential comments and/or criticisms. Whether mine is the former or latter, one can decide once my opinions are digested.
To summarize what you wrote: Why continue to dip our pen in Iraq’s ink? In other words, why are we meddling in the business of foreign countries when we do not have our business at home perfected.
Before I begin I want to be clear that I will not disclose whether I am for or against Iraq, all that I wish to do is raise the level of public debate–let that be my legacy. First off, you start off by saying that 6 more soldiers in Iraq were killed. One must trust, that as a result of training with the Marine Corps (brief it may be), I have many of kin and peers who serve. You argument, would not hold against true intellectuals nor myself for the fact that it is too emotional. You are a citizen with interest in the Iraqi war and you wish the Iraqi war to