Reply #102: Yes, I don't think there's many here that don't want to fight the battle. I do! [View All]

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The question is when. If you have an army that's anxious to take on a big battle with a very superior army over the hill and get them out of their land, and they know that they've not been able to do it for many months without both additional troops and adequate supplies to do so. Now they may have just got joined by troops that give them a superior edge in numbers, but they still might not have adequate supplies yet to get the job done. If they know now that a supply train is coming to them in a week or so, why should they go attack that army now. Shouldn't they wait until the supply train gets there and then they will have the ultimate advantage to launch an attack?

You don't jump at the first change of the equation. You wait until you get your ducks lined up that you know you can get lined up. Now if they get their supplies in, and they have a "maximal" configuration then, they still might lose the battle, but that still would be the time to fight it. I have no problem with that. If we get our ducks lined up, we still might go down and not convict Bush, but I do like having fought the battle too. But I also like fighting the battle with the goal of getting a conviction, not just for fighting's sake. I want to maximize my potential for getting that conviction before I fight the battle. Fighting the battle in that way over time will win over the people and maybe ultimately the country.

I won't back off if I feel it still might not be won then, but I don't want to go in with a half-baked effort. The people of this country are owed that sort of strategy. We've seen too much what has happened in the past when we've compromised and allowed criminals to go free. They come back and haunt us again (Ollie North, Elliot Abrahams, Robert Gates, John Negroponte, etc.). This time around we must not compromise. Those who have committed wrongdoing must be put out of the political process permanently. That is what will restore confidence in the electorate with our government (and other countries as well having faith in partnering with us).

We have to do this right! If that means patience, I'm up for that. On the other hand, if I see ANY what I perceive as foot dragging and NOT wanting to fight this battle eventually, I'll be there right with you on the congress doorsteps demanding action! I've had my "Impeach Bush" sticker on my car since Katrina, and don't plan to take it off any time soon. I'll probably be adding a "Pelosi 2007" sticker soon.