Quote Originally Posted by jamstigator
"...Wars require that you have a realistic goal and, when you achieve it, you declare victory and go home. If we ARE in a war, where is the declaration from Congress, who are we declaring war against, and what are the attainable goals we need to achieve for it to end? Eradicating every last person who desires to harm the U.S. from the face of the planet is not an achievable goal, by the way..."
1) What year did we leave Germany?
2) What year did we leave Japan?
3) Furthermore when did we leave Europe after rebuilding it?
4) How long did it take the Fed. Gov. to readmit and reconstruct the south after the Lincoln destroyed it?

Answers: 1) We haven't 2) We haven't 3) Were still giving them money and we are still there 4) Georgia the last state to be readmitted, was not until July 15, 1870; over 8 years after the final official battle?

Conclusion: In every American war we have followed through on our responsibility to stabalize any countries we have devastated, including our own. Some times it took 10 years, some we are still working on. Additionally, did you all forget about H.J.Res.114, the resolution that was passed by both repubs and democrats to authorize the U.S. military to invade Iraq? Even John Kerry voted for it before he voted against it.

We are at War. Debating that point would be ridiculous, the only thing that must now be decided are our tactical strategies, which our Commander and Chief and his staff are responsible for. Let them do their jobs. This is the first war of the 21st century, conventional warfare may not work. Our enemy is everywhere and so must we.
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