Reply #70: So How Many More Wounded And Dead GI's Would Be Acceptable?

[Itsthetruth]

"Of course everyone wants to bring the troops home, the only debate is on how, when, and what needs to be accomplished before the US can withdraw."

How can the troops be brought home? No debate on that at all. Use planes and boats.

So the real political conflict is between those who want an end to the occupation of Iraq and want to bring our troops home and those who defend Bush's occupation of Iraq and insist we "can't cut and run" from Iraq and want to keep U.S. troops in Iraq.

Those in the ranks of the Democratic Party leadership (Dean, Clinton, Kerry, Reid, etc.,) who oppose withdrawl believe the United States government, preferably under their leadership, has a right to dictate the economic and political affairs of the Iraqi people. It's colonialism with a liberal face. They are clearly opposed to the right of self-determination and independence for people in other nations. That's one reason why you don't see them speak out loud and clear in opposition to the Bush's governments policies against Venezeula.

We saw a similiar conflict during the Vietnam War. The anti-Vietnam war movement demanded the withdrawl of U.S. troops in Vietnam. It fought against both Democratic and Republican party leaders and Presidents who insisted that they couldn't "cut and run" from Vietnam because all kinds of horrible things would happen.

In Vietnam over 50,000 GI's and over a million Vietnamese lost their lives bacause of a colonial war based upon a torrent of lies. How many more GI's and Iraq's shall lose their lives in a colonial war of occupation justified with lies and deception?

You have a right to support the imperial occupation. And the Iraqi people have a right to oppose foreign occupation domination of their nation.

If John Kerry had been elected President would the anti-war movement have to fight against President Kerry's occupation of Iraq just as we had to fight against LBJ's occupation of Vietnam? Probably. But, the anti-war movement will win this battle no matter who the President is just like we achieved success in forcing the government to withdraw from Vietnam.