re: "Chemical Weapons in Iraq"

Beth at Blue Star Chronicles talks about this and her outrage.

Money quote(s):

"It seems a general underlying theme of what I have read is that the United States is a big bully picking on a poor ol’ third world country that can’t defend itself.

That take on the war is dumbfounding to me. It shows a complete lack of understanding of the enemy our Soldiers are facing - that WE are facing. This enemy is smart, well armed, well funded and extremely adept at using our own strategies against us."

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"My outrage is that we have not fought hard enough and the longer we wait to really fight the more time our enemy has to develop deadlier weapons. The more we try to avoid the conflict that is staring us straight in the face, the worse the conflict will be. We are only leaving it for a later date and for there to be more bloodshed necessary to resolve this clash of civilizations.

My outrage is that our politicians try to buy political points by weighting our Troops down with more and more pounds of gear that they can barely move and can barely get into their vehicles. They are also weighing them down with rules of engagement so strict they are barely able to defend themselves.

My outrage is that Iranian operatives are moving into the neighborhoods around Baghdad and setting up shop next to and inside of Mosques because they know Americans are not allowed to shoot at Mosques. My outrage is that everyone wants to look good at the expense of our Soldiers - and I mean EVERYONE.

My outrage is that there is a very small percentage of Americans willing to take up arms, under these impossible circumstances, to defend this country while the rest of the country pretends it’s nothing more than an exercise in intellectual, political debate."