Has it really been 4 years?

This bullshit that is being called the Iraqi War has dragged on for four years. For those of you who did not (or do not) pay attention to your history, World War II was declared on December 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor. V-E (Victory in Europe) was May 8, 1945. V-J (Victory over Japan) Day (it is now being referred to as the more politically correct V-P for Victory in the Pacific) was August 15, 1945. Two separate wars, during the same time frame, across oceans and continents from each other and neither one took FOUR years. And we won.

I know what will be said, “But look at all the men who died, we haven’t killed near that many in Iraq.” Of course not, do you know how far medicine has come in 60 years? Do you know how far medicine and training has come in the 35 years since Vietnam ended? We have a lot less dead G.I.’s in this farce due to doctors and corpsman doing a fantastic job of keeping them alive. Alive, but damaged, physically in ways that were not even thought of in WWII and psychologically in ways that we may never know. What have we done to this generation? Why are we continuing to do it? What is another 20,000 troops going to do in the middle of a civil war? How many more Iraqis can we kill or maim? WHY are we there again?

You can comment all you want (if this ever gets read) about how I am not patriotic. You can tell me I am hurting morale among the troops. You can say what you want; I have heard it before. Keep in mind that some people believe that supporting does not equal murdering. You can yell about being a patriot & supporting the troops all you want. I prefer to support the troops by bringing them home safe & mentally sound. Too late for that, isn’t it?

So, let us please take a moment to remember those we’ve lost and those that have been injured in the past four years. Let’s think about the damage that has been done to our wonderful country, at home and abroad. Let’s think of the lies told to us by this administration. And let’s withdraw the troops, starting now.