The Military, John Kerry, George Bush and Patriotism

HybriDude

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Wednesday November 01, 2006 · 12:27 PM PST

2006/11/01 · 12:27

This latest John Kerry saga has prompted me to address a subject that few people are talking about. John Kerry said that students need to work hard or get stuck in Iraq. While this may have been a botched jab at Bush, it insulted our troops and brought this topic to the fore, at least for me. I am not going to go into whether he should apologize or go on the offensive against Bush on this. I am taking this statement he made for what it says: Read More

How War in Iraq and Other Middle East Problems Should Be Solved.

HybriDude

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Friday August 11, 2006 · 2:56 PM PDT

2006/08/11 · 14:56

The troops must be redeployed. Not next year, not during the next presidency, NOW. Why? Won't that "embolden the terrorists"? No.

First, our presence in Iraq emboldens the terrorists. It also emboldens Israel to bombard Lebanon, further emboldening the Arab world against the United States and its support of Israel. The conflicts in the Middle East are tightly knitted together, and the first step in ending the madness that Bush has furthered is to take the troops out of Iraq. Read More

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