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Originally posted by geddon97:
In case you`ve missed it Mean we have won in Iraq.Oh you wont hear about it in the MSM or leftest web sites but we have won.I bet the news will come out after our new president is inaugerated.It will be a way for the media to pump him up for his first 100 days.Good response AS but I have a question.Reagan went after Quadafi personally.He tried to have him eliminated.Wouldn`t that be the same as replacing Saddam?
Yes, but Ronald Reagan did it intelligently. His covert action, even if he didn't kill Quadafi, obtained the object and killed the minimal number of Libyan citizens with zero American casualties. The French, well that's another story. I like to think that was a "oops" for their own actions. I am sure we paid for that embassy. Reagan had a plan and executed with precision. He had good people in his intelligence community (remember he appoints his own staff) who didn't simply want to give Reagan the answer he wanted to hear. In the end, in my opinion, Reagan executed a military operation flawlessly to the extent possible.
On the other hand George W. Bush went in with guns blazing on some lunatic binge. His intelligence told him what he wanted to hear. And he even stated he was looking for a fight. Compared to Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush doesn't look very intelligent. I'm sorry.
When did we start letting European countries start making decisions for us? Reagan would not have done that. George H. W. Bush did not do that.
If we went on every leader's bluff then we would be in constant war. Yes, Saddam made a dumb move. He was actually bluffing a country that the Reagan administration asked him to keep at bay. Don't forget who supported Saddam so we could keep Iran at bay. George H W Bush simply reminded Iraq of their purpose and pushed Saddam out of Kuwait. At that time Colin Powell wasn't a puppet of George W. Bush and he went on camera saying the occupation of Iraq would be a quagmire.
Please, my Republican friends, look to those Republican leaders who actually used their brain. I can't see how George W. Bush compares in any way to Ronald Reagan. You will then understand why I say the Republican Party needs to redefine itself and go back to its roots.
And yes, I still think Obama was the right choice. I also voted against George W. Bush both times. I think Clinton's sex life is NONE of my business. We have plenty of Democratic and Republican Congressman with sex problems. If they keep it legal with consenting adults it is NONE of my business. But that is another subject and I only state it because I want you to know I stand by my vote. And I reject Internet lunacy. Yes, I keep my mind open. I may read it, but I make a judgment. Your judgment may be different. You are perfectly welcome to dislike Obama and disagree with me for however much time he is in office. If he turns out like George W. Bush I will have to admit I was wrong. I have many Republican friends licking their wounds, but they will live another day and we will survive.
We all live on the greatest nation on Earth. We will survive because the people haven't given up. And we discuss our differences.