There comes a a moment of catharsis in an argument when there is no more to say, when the points have all been explored and the discussion exhausted. There remains only the purity of the positions adopted by the antagonists.
We reached this point in the discussion of Iraq a few weeks ago when the American people spoke. The British people have mirrored the majority of the concerns of yourselves.
Either we here on Daily Kos want an immediate end to our particpation in this war or we are prepared to debate the finer points of our position whilst our troops kill and get killed .
There is no nuance left possible to the debate, no subtlety of thought, no assessment of troop numbers or long diaries suggesting better options, no thrill of discussing it on Republican blogs without being banned, no careful calculation of political advantage nor any centrist position between the two options of leave or fight it out.
The war was deceitful in intent and deceitful in promotion and deceitful in its continuance.
It is murderous in its continuance and the blood of hundreds and thousands of men, women and children have been spilt and will continue to be spilt - maybe after we have left but most certainly for as long as we stay.
I have no need to jusify or explain further my view. Nor do you.
What is there for us on DKos to discuss further? Are we to spend the next few months letting words flow as we dissect the White House policy or add to the rants about those who are promulugating this bloody tragedy in our lives? There is no longer any need to exercise any of these faculties on this barbarism.
Let the power of Daily Kos speak simply, clearly and powerfully without our endless diaries on the pollitics of the situation: STOP THIS WAR!