i live in minneapolis and am seeing the aftermath. i was offended by his remarks and am more pissed than ever for his politics. he already used 9/11 to attack iraq, this bullshit is no different.

I dont know if the war was worth it, but i don’t think its right to assume that things wouldnt have been better without it. But im happy we were able to get rid of saddam, hopefully everyone can agree with that.

one of the biggest problem in america is the conflict with its people, all the name calling and bullshit that goes on. i domnt even see how anyone can constantly put down the leader of your country when you yourself have never had such a responsability.
If you truely care about your country you will stick by its leaders, you don’t have to like everything they do, but when all people can do is call eachother, there country or president names it just shows you have no self control. Along those lines, thats also why the people don’t have more say in government because the only people that would get there way are unreasonable extremist/activists.

There is also a good reason why more men die in “Roman battles”, and that’s because the soldiers involved all line up neatly waiting to be killed rather than hiding in the jungle with RPGs and AKs. Equally, I wonder how long the US will have the “largest army in the world”. If the West doesn’t watch out China will conduct a cleansweep far quicker than Ossy and his Al-Qa’eda buddies.

And on the subject of Romans; do you really believe that the Romans not falling to “Barbarians” would have made for an “honourable” society. These are the same Romans, lets remember, who enslaved vast numbers of innocents, ruthlessly suppressed rebellion, sacked cities who dared oppose them, persecuted religious minorities, crushed freedom of speech, participated in orgies and debaucheries which belie anything seen today, were frequently led by madmen, and above all were an AUTOCRACY. Or perhaps Kolran thinks these are all staple commodities in an “honourable” society?

Oh, and PS: Before you criticise me for my grammar, check the spelling and grammar in your own post. Eg “comming in”, “angais”, “Englsih!!!” . . . need I go on? My point being, Kolran, practise what you preach.

Speak for yourself. The British Army is a mess. The cost of the war Iraq and Afghanistan is bleeding it dry. Our army is simply too small to conduct war on a global scale anymore. Recruitment hass fallen since the start of the war in Iraq. Those we do have are sorely lacking in the necessary weapons and equipment, including soft-skinned vehicles, to tackle the task at hand. In its present state the army would struggle to take the Bahamas, let alone Iraq and Afghanistan.

Iraq is kinda a right of passage in the army. you’re not a real soldier untill you’ve been deployed atleast once. Iraq has also improved our understanding of urban warfare. BCT is now based mostly on urban combat tequniques and asymetric warfare techniques. Still have the damn fox holes though, no geting rid of that I guess.