My stepson was killed in Iraq. The road back has been long and hard but I wanted to believe the sacrifice made by our family was worth it, that it meant something, that he wasn´t a political pawn.

Under Bush, I believed that. Under Obama, his sacrifice meant nothing. He was sold out for political expediency. Ultimately, he died for our country, not it´s leaders. Obama is an embarrassment to our military. My stepson´s sacrifice is recognized by God. That´s all that matters.

I run with a bunch of mercenaries who have done very well in the middle east but no one is pretending that it wasn´t all a terrible mistake in nation building.

We could have done all that needed to be done from 40,000 feet or with a stock rotation of our older ICBM´s.

The State Department had more suction than the Pentagon and we were all made fools of.....once again. How.....liberal.

I am sorry, #1. I am sorry for anyone who sacrificed for this country, our soldiers or our allies. They´ve all been betrayed.

Blame Afghanistan on anyone you wish, starting w/Alexander the Great, but George the Compassionate, arguably the most feckless and incompetent R POTUS in 100 years, owns Iraq; lock, stock and barrel. Unless, of course, one is way past delusional.

The derelect 0bama Administration seems to end up betraying everyone, everywhere. The, ´revenge,´ President is certainly making his mark on history. mmm mmm mmm

dem pols have no shame

Many are under the illusion that Obama has "continued the Bush policies" on the war on terror. At best, he has continued their appearance, for self-serving political reasons. If there´s a single attribute defining today´s Left - Obama being its epicenter - it is an insatiable lust to see America lose wars. Nothing gave the Left orgasms like the US defeat in Vietnam ("peace with honor"), and to think Obama and his idiotic, anti-American followers aren´t lusting for the same in Iraq and Afghanistan, and anywhere else a chance to defeat the Great Satan arises, is to misread them beyond all naivite. Whatever Obama´s short term tactics are, his overall strategy is for the USA to lose. This is the Left´s ultimate line in the sand, and Obama will not cross it.

Iraq, due to it´s resources, history and geography was and is the best hope for a middle east democracy to be born and thrive.

An actual functioning, adult, democratic country in the midst of this hellish region is a direct threat to not only the muzzies but the western left who have so much invested in the present mideast mess. Imagine the horrific [for them...] situation the UN would find itself in if the mideast was moving toward the 20th century?

So it´s highly important for the left to demonize GWB and offer all help to BO and the Dems while they give Iraq and Afghastlistan the same bug-out treatment that they gave to Vietnam. Cronkite would be so proud.

#7. An obvious demurral. Western democracy will become compatible w/Sharia Law, the linchpin of Islam, when pigs fly.