nathan1977
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Irvine511 said:
and, ultimately, all this is simply speculation and inference -- but i think there is enough evidence to surmize an educated guess.
Or in your case, a foregone conclusion.
also, the lack of any change in strategy, and the absence of any clearly articulated goal, demonstrates, to me, a lack of concern with all the death on the ground.
The loss of life, though tragic, pales in comparison with previous wars. I'm personally more concerned with the Iraqi loss of life and the civil war issue, but I'm not sure whether the American presence there is serving as an incendiary presence or a controlling one. (A topic for a different thread, for people more knowledgable than myself.) If we, in fact, are keeping the sides (barely) in check, then I suppose the American loss of life can be seen by some in a larger context.
i'd point to stem-cells as a great example of his personal faith in action.
An entirely different issue, and one with much thornier ethical and political implications for Americans (as we have discussed elsewhere). We were talking specifically about the war.