Reply #35: As opposed to the neocon Crusaders who want to subjugate the region? [View All]

[deutsey]

I don't mean to be flippant with you and I don't mean to sound disrespectful to you. I do not oppose the US military; I oppose Bush's and the neocon's militarism.

You obviously have your political and philosophical views that lead you to believe what's happening in Iraq is good.

Many, if not all, of us who have been opposed to the invasion and occupation of Iraq from the beginning because we never found the "evidence" (or, more accurately, the propaganda) presented by Bush as credible. Our suspicions have been proven correct. Iraq had nothing to to do with 9/11 (Bush himself has said so). There were no WMDs (Bush himself has "joked" about this). We were told this invasion would "pay for itself" and that the Iraqis would have a fully functioning, secure democracy by now. Just take a look around you. Three car bomb blasts today alone. Factionalism deepening and spreading to point of near civil war. Water, electricity and other services are lacking for many civilians, while contractors like Halliburton make millions off of this disaster with little to show for it (and they're certainly making more than those of you in the Armed Services, and you're the ones often putting your lives on the line more than they do).

Now, someone like Cindy comes out demanding to know what "noble cause" her son died for. She's asking a legitimate question which leads to other questions that deserve answers: If the cause was so noble, as Bush claims, why did he have to lie to convince everyone that we had to undertake it? Why did he "fix" intelligence to frighten people into rallying behind it?

You're entitled to your views and I really do hope you return home safely soon. But there's more than enough reason for Cindy Sheehan and those of us who have opposed this crusade to stand up and speak out against this unnecessary war.