The golden "Independent Man" atop the
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Bob Jones weighs in with some thoughts on the war and the so-called "pull-out" of troops from Iraq. Bob is one of the most "independent" fiercely non-partisan people I know. We respect his thoughts and views, and are happy to post them here on the ‘Grok. He is a military veteran and works with the Northeast Network POW/MIA.
Honest discussion on Iraq…
Let’s be Honest on when the troops will pull out of Iraq. I believe they will pull out as soon as we pull out of Korea..50m + years and we’re still there..President Clinton stated that we/America/troops would be out of Bosnia in a year’s time. We still have over 1,700 troops there..When will the Republican and Democrate leadership make this about the war and troops and not politics? About the same time troops are out of Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Haiti, Afghanistan, Horn of Africa and any number of other countries around the world..For any Senator or Congressman/woman to say or give the impression that with THEM in charge we as a Country will pull out is just dishonest..When dealing with any issue we as a people face (Education/Environment/ Economy..or any other)what we would like and need is a bit of faith and trust in our leadership (Republican/Democrat) but what we know the issues for them are politics, getting elected at any cost,agendas, with the wish of the people coming in 2nd..
The reason those men and women serving seemingly have so much support is because the memory of Vietnam lingers and those families and Veterans who understand will not allow those who serve be treated like those of the past. The support expressed by some political leaders on either side is very soft and words only and we as a people understand.."Pretened Patriotism"..The truth? Our Country will be involved in Iraq and that area for years and years to come. Terrorism will be with us a it has been with us. We must put our faith in those who serve and their families and pray that those Generals at the front have the courage to serve their troops and their nation and do the right thing which should never involve partisan politics..Today it takes over 100 million dollars to become President. It seems the leadership of our Country is now sold to the highest bidder and Faith,Trust and the soul of our nation are in the hands of those who serve. Together, we’ll make it true support..Bob Jones
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