Father Of Slain Soldier Finds No Joy In Saddam's Capture

[kskiska]

CLEVELAND -- The war in Iraq has taken a personal toll on a northeast Ohio minister's life and he isn't exactly thrilled about the capture of Saddam Hussein.

Rev. Tandy Sloan, an assistant minister at Cleveland's Greater Friendship Baptist Church, lost his son in the war. Brandon Sloan was one of the first casualties in Iraq.

Sloan says if our nation's objective was to capture Saddam Hussein, then the mission was accomplished.

"But we we're over there under the pretense of stopping the spread of weapons of mass destruction," said Sloan.

"The purpose and the reason why so many lives have been lost and why others are still in jeopardy was to secure the weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein of himself is not a weapon of mass destruction," he said.

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[fishguy]

1. If someone can tell the Pastor...

... the war was about establishing a pro-American government on top of the world's second largest oil reserves.
Everything else was just an excuse.

[citizen snips]

2. Takeing out Saddam is not going to bring his son back.

Going into the war hurt america it has not helped us.

[sasquatch]

3. Not only that.

But the three ethnic groups that live there and want their own country. So here comes the Jihad, followed by the civil war. In which everyone will be looking to become a legend:(

[xchrom]

4. so very sad

to lose the life of your child in the service of his country for a lie.
our thoughts are with you mr sloan.