Honestly, this is NOT a war anymore. The "war" is over. It's been over for a long time in fact. What our military is doing now is this: They are securing a country from the sectarian violence that has sprung up in a post-war envirnoment.
The left (aided by their friends in the press) has succeeded in convincing the American (and British) public into believing that our nations (the US and Britian) are involved in a long, drawn-out Viatnam-esque conflict. That is simply not the case. It's a terrible mis-use of the term "war."
Meanwhile, the right has allowed this conflict (the sectarian violence) to be mis-classified as "war" without calling to task the mis-use of the term "war."
Why doesn't someone stand up and strike down this notion? I would love to see someone (preferably Secratary Rice, Prime Minister Blair or Presadent Bush) take issue with the fact that the press and the left continue to call this conflict a "war."
Am I the only one who feels this way?
2006-11-20 06:12:56 · 9 answers · asked by BOO! 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
In other words it is a police action.
2006-11-20 06:15:59 · answer #1 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably because way more people have died since the "war" ended, which is why it's still called a war.
But your right, it would be better if we renamed it. How about "The Iraq Mistake" or "The Persian Blunder"
Got a nice ring to it.
2006-11-20 06:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by quickblur 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thoughtful post. Those are rare around here.
I would also add that even if this was a "war", it is merely a symptom of the even greater problem: militant Islam which seeks to subjugate Western nations.
2006-11-20 06:17:47 · answer #3 · answered by C = JD 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
War officially ended when Bush declared it after landing a fighter plane.
2006-11-20 06:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by ramshi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the reps who called it a war on terror, which by virtue of definition means an un-ending war. As long as we are killing people and getting killed, I would say that calling it a war or calling it something else is the least of the problems with this 'occupation' of Iraq
2006-11-20 06:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not a war. It's a war-business.
2006-11-20 06:46:05 · answer #6 · answered by Mysterio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are so right. Unwanted death by any other name would still smell so sweet. Let semantics decide who dies and who lives!
2006-11-20 06:17:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because we did not have a plan when we got in and we do not have it now.
2006-11-20 06:16:32 · answer #8 · answered by oksana_rossi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
please.............tomato - tomatoe
2006-11-20 06:26:36 · answer #9 · answered by Enigma 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋