Kerry and Feingold…

The first campaign e-mail shot sent to 3 million Americans by Kerry and Feingold, lacks imagination and of course, backbone…

In the interest of full disclosure. I deployed to Iraq in November 2003 in support of the U.S. military, working as a security consultant on a DoD contract. I quit working in Iraq January 2006, a total of 2 years and 2 months in theatre.

Debate the morality of the action until the cows come home, the fact is the U.S. went to war in Iraq and dragged a lot of other countries along for the ride. I find it less than suprising that given the lack of public support (only natural when rank and file civilians, who have nothing better to do than watch reality TV shows, start to see the real effects of war – limbless young men returning to the U.S.) these Democrats choose to exploit that sentiment to their benefit.

I'm sure Bush is also anxious to withdraw troops as quickly as possible, but telegraphing a time line is not the way to do it. Trumpet the newly formed Iraqi government all you want, but I have driven the length and breadth of Iraq in the past couple of years, met, spoken, shared meals and worked with many regular Iraqi people, and my opinion is that this fledgling Iraqi government and democracy is a house of cards.

It is disingenuous, again, for Democrats to suggest parrallels between Iraq and Vietnam. This IS winnable, but it will take a paradigm shift in the approach that has been used to date. I have been shot at more times by nervous Americans than insurgents (and I've been shot at a lot by insurgents…!), I dont really blame these young lads though, they are so light on the ground they cant possibly cover every angle at once…

You went there… support your troops, give them the tools and the manpower to do their job; bite the bullet and see this through, you now have a moral responsibility to stand your ground and leave the country a better place than when you arrived.

Whats your opinion?

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