Should ignorance and defeatism be the only victors? What are we doing in Iraq? What have we done? Plus more.
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TIMELY AND DEPRESSING
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Re: Jeff Emanuel's
A Surge in
Ignorance and Defeatism
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p>Mr. Emanuel's piece on our ignorance is timely and quite
depressing. One thing that caught my eye was his assertion that al
Qaeda could make the war regional. There's no maybe, there is a
certainty. Bin Laden wants Mecca. And if anybody thinks that the
Saudi military would have an easier time against al Qaeda than
we're having, well, talk about ignorance.
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Andrew J. Macfadyen
, M.D.
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Omaha, Nebraska
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Mr. Emanuel hits the nail on the head. The Iraq war can be won if
we commit to victory and leave partisan politics aside. Conversely,
we are guaranteed to lose if we remain divided and focus on
departure as our number one objective. This has been the problem
all along and will remain so until we leave with al Qaeda at our
backs or President Bush starts showing some leadership by getting
out and speaking to us about what is needed instead of telling us
that is a tough haul, will take time, and he and the troops are
"working hard." No, he needs to come out and tell us what is at
stake, appeal to our patriotism, explain that we will LOSE if we
are not united and that we are fighting Al Qaeda despite what
Congress keeps telling the press. He needs to explain that victory
can only be accomplished if we pull together and then he needs to
ask for support. Explain that Congress voted to pursue this war and
that means victory, so that Congress should get behind their
Commander-in-Chief and help him win the war. The sooner we win, the
sooner we get out. I do not believe that I have heard him ask for
support since early in this whole mess. Being united requires a
leader. Bush cannot unite us unless he demands it. Over and over
again.
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Patrick Minnis
