Originally Posted by B-Line

This is one of the truest statements I've yet to hear. While W. was a disgrace on just about all fronts that I can think of, I do still believe he did a pretty good job protecting the country from foreign enemies post 9/11.

And as much as it may suck to hear, I think it's largely because of the war in Iraq.

While I still now don't believe we ever really went in for WMD's or even regime change, I believe we went in because we needed to have forces in the Middle East. And we might as well have our forces in an oil rich environment that also happened to house one of our enemies.

The war in Afghanistan, there is nothing to win. How do you win a war dropping a $100,000 bomb on a $10 hut or a $100 car? There is nothing to capture, nothing to control, nothing to win. At least in Iraq, we were chasing oil, which like it or not, is the blood that keeps the world moving.

I'm happy that Obama is going to pull out of Iraq because I think the American people need a break from the Bush policies, etc. But I also have no doubt that we will be going right back. With Iran the way it is, etc.

At least the Iraq war has kept the terrorists fighting in the Middle East.

Seeya Dubya.. Thanks for the memories.