Why?

Sally Quinn takes a step back and actually focuses on the American soldiers in today’s WaPo.


It’s nice that someone actually takes the time to think about these young men and women. As many times as the Right uses our troops to further their liberal bashing agenda (you know, the soldiers snub Kerry, lie) , they never seem to actually want what is good for the troops.

We have three choices here. All three are immoral. We can keep the status quo and gradually pull out; we can surge; or we can pull out now. When I think about those young soldiers on that plane coming back from Japan years ago, I believe pulling out now is the least immoral choice.

This is one of the truest things I’ve seen written. No matter what some would have you believe, we will eventually pull our troops out. This surge is not going to solve the civil war in Iraq, and Bush seems to not have the ability to do the things that will actually calm the violence. So, what we are left with is a simple escalation plan that will kill and injure more of our men and women, before the inevitable withdrawal.

The question everyone needs to ask themselves is why.

Why are we going to send more of our people to die?

Why can’t we just skip the deadly step and get to the inevitable point of withdrawal?

Why are the people who use “support our troops” as a political platform the least likely to truly support our troops?

Why?


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