by Jason J
The Iraqi war has some very close similarities with Vietnam. We invaded a country that made no direct military confrontation with the United States. Both presidents used the peoples emotional vulnerability to justify their...read more
by Neranya
"Withdrawal", "troop reductions", "cut and run", and "retreat"...all of these mean the same thing: defeat. And defeat is an emotionally-charged word for Americans. We do not like to lose. We are still trying to understa...read more
In terms of the actual vote on troop reductions, this is really a political issue rather than a practical one. America will not dramatically remove all troops like a magician doing a vanishing act, nor will she commit to a...read more
by J. Will
I'M YOUNG, I'M BLACK, AND I'M NOT WEALTHY (YET), AND I DON'T WANT TO PULL THE TROOPS OUT. I know these characteristics and my feeling toward pulling the troops is almost a contradiction but let me explain. First I'll say...read more
In the past few days there has been much talk of proposing a time table for troop withdrawals from Iraq. Those that are proposing such action are calling it redeployment vs. withdrawal. The result of such action res...read more
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