by Jack
I will never support another protracted war like Iraq unless it is a declared war!
We should have declared in 2003 and we should have declared on Al Qaeda after 9/11. A declaration of war assigns responsibility on Congress and it allows us to use all our resources to win swiftly and decisively. All this political wrangling that leads to half measures is stupid and its brought us nothing but trouble. If Congress doesn’t have the guts to back up our military with CLEAR conditions as may be set forth in a declared war then I guess it wasn’t all that important and we don’t need to go there.
Next, as for the Americans now whining how they have been damaged by the Patriot Act, how about showing us where your rights have been violated and it’s either there or it’s not. I don’t want to hear how you “feel” your rights have been damaged. “Feel” and “fact” are two different things for a reason. The same test of fact v fiction goes for government. In this case they have shown us “fact” how the Patriot Act works, who it targets and why. I’m ok with it and if it is ever abused by someone, then we punish the abuser not the tool that was designed to help us. That is basic, smart and it is how we win!