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Although the author probably didn't intend it, this article is based on question begging and therefore ends up being more like propaganda than open communication. The unspoken assumption here is all too common these days, that anyone who criticizes the Iraq War is playing into the hands of "the jihadists." Since it is unspoken, this assumption can be dangerous.

p>Mr. Henry concludes that "the electorate has bought" "Nancy Pelosi's description of Iraq". The reality may be that some disagree with Pelosi, but also feel that the Iraq war is being fought improperly, which actually plays into the hands of the jihadists. Specifically, an argument could be made that the scope of the war has been expanded to include Iraqi internal politics which has nothing to do with jihadists. This increases U.S. casualties, makes us look weak, and ties up troops who could be better used to battle jihadists elsewhere. br> -- Russell Van Zandt /p>

Somehow most Americans cannot or will not separate Iraq, terrorism, and illegal immigration. This is a very dangerous precedent. Bush's big problem was that he wanted Saddam out but he and his advisers had no idea the Iraqi people were not willing to fight for democracy.

Since history is no longer taught in most schools and colleges the American people can not equate the Iranian threat to Hitler and Nazi Germany in the late 1930s, therefore we are doomed to repeat a similar world wide threat. After cutting and running in Korea, Vietnam, Somalia and soon in Iraq, I am not sure the American people have the will to do what it takes to win even if attacked. The Democratic leadership and the media are so far left and so politically correct that the country now believes a war must be fought without killing civilians and without losing a massive amount of military personnel. We have become a toothless tiger and every tin horn dictator knows it.

p>Perhaps during the next two years Pelosi, Kennedy, Reid, Schumer, Hastings and Murtha will get enough media attention that the American people will wake up in time for the 2008 election. br> -- Dan Mittelman br> Cherry Hill, New Jersey /p>

This is a very thought-provoking article and the subject of discussion among myself and friends, all of whom are very left wing democrats. It is from these particular discussions that I have formed two conclusions about the necessaries to be a liberal.

Initially, you must knowingly disassociate your intellect from reality and think only in abstract terms. This means, for example, that you do not see Muslims as bloodthirsty pack of barbarians who wish to kill everyone in the world that holds a different; abase females; and generally destroy society as we know it. This is both what they say and how they act. In short, they walk their talk. But to a liberal none of this is true. A Muslim is a person with little liberal education -- not enough social welfare programs- who is presided over by depots and is therefore understandably misguided. Thus the problem is merely one of exposure. Let Muslims see how much better life could be and they will fall right into humanity's fold. In order to think this, of course, you have to forget about the tens of thousands of murders of innocents. But even more difficult is that you have to ignore that Muslims amply demonstrate that they do not assimilate, they colonize.

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