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[painter]

Originally Posted by finnbow

They don't win wars. They start 'em. That's where the fun is.

And...presidents don't win them. Troops do.

[piece-itpete]

Bush

So we got Osama on Obama's watch. OK, that's great for sure. What else has he done to deserve a rep for National Security?

And as far as chickenhawks, Obama is one too.

Pete

[Bigerik]

Originally Posted by Big_Bill

I didn't know that JFK, and LBJ were republicans ??

Bill

Didnt know JFK lost a war. His major challenge was the Cuban missile crisis, and he did ok there. Bay of Pigs was a mess on the other hand, but that wasn't an American war either.

[Bigerik]

Took Roosevelt as much time to beat Germany and Japan as Bush had in Iraq. And Roosevelt didn't trash the economy while doing it.

[JCricket]

Originally Posted by Bigerik

Took Roosevelt as much time to beat Germany and Japan as Bush had in Iraq. And Roosevelt didn't trash the economy while doing it.

UH, apples and oranges dude.

MArk

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by JCricket

UH, apples and oranges dude.

MArk

So, why are you calling Bush an orange?

Dave

[JCricket]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

So, why are you calling Bush an orange?

Dave

Your right, I should a said pomegrante or lemon or somethng.

Seriously, I see no correlation at all between wwII and Iraq. Not in the leadrs, intent, anything. I think maybe I just got your point - Bush was very inneffctive and accomplished very little as compared to a real war.

Did I get that right now?

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by JCricket

Your right, I should a said pomegrante or lemon or somethng.

Seriously, I see no correlation at all between wwII and Iraq. Not in the leadrs, intent, anything. I think maybe I just got your point - Bush was very inneffctive and accomplished very little as compared to a real war.

Did I get that right now?

Something like that. And I was thinking 'Kumquat".

Dave

[piece-itpete]

If we were willing to commit as much resources as we did in ww2, how long would Iraq have taken?

And I thought government spending was stimulating


Pete

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

If we were willing to commit as much resources as we did in ww2, how long would Iraq have taken?

And I thought government spending was stimulating


Pete

Ten minutes.

And, it is, when you don't maintain a standing army. See, when your military is small and you engage in a rapid build up to prepare for war----wealth is created. Ladies and gentlemen, I refer you to the period 1938 to 1945.

When you build a huge, unnecessary military then pay it to either stand around with it's thumb up it's butt or fight piddly ass, deliberately drawn out wars for decades on end-----it's a drain.

If I'm not mistaken, the original intention for the military was just that; Only raise an army when it's needed.

Dave