now for some patience

The president has spoken tonight and tomorrow will have all the media folks denouncing what was said and their cry will be about him not listening to his last generals, too few troops to do any good, plus the public wants the troops out. I'm not a general but, there are very few options left on the list to choose from if one is interested in trying to win this war. On the other hand, if one is interested in loosing this war then I suppose the option of picking up and leaving would be a choice one could make, but not me.

I think the thing which separates the sides (R's and D's) in this war is the wining aspect and the loosing aspect. I think the liberal side believes that if we were to leave before the job is finished that the troops will just come back to the states and continue where they left off prior to our involvement in Iraq, or that perhaps we may go back into Afghanistan and do some more there. Either way I feel that they do not think there will be any further instances with terrorists once we leave there and get back on US soil. I am a R and I tend to think that the gate has been opened and it will not be closed on the terrorists by walking away from the problem. They will have fought our troops and decided that since they ran us from Iraq that, Allah had answered their prayers and given them victory. From there on the fanitical Islamist would never be satisfied until they did away with the US and Israel. That is my belief.

The president gave his thoughts on what he believes may give the Iraqi people their independence from all the violence. To some this may seem more of the same or, just more good after bad. It may be our chance to finally help the Iraqi people and the US do what so many said couldn't be done, not only for Iraq but for that whole area. I hope this effort is productive and brings the Shiia and the Sunni to realize, unless they decide to work together that there last chance of self determination and rule will have vanished before their eyes. I don't know what happens from here but I do feel a little less of this defeatist attitude from certain Americans wouldn't continue to inspire some of our enemies.