tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post116319983931091201..comments2023-10-29T02:58:10.500-05:00Comments on promise and pleasure: The War on Terror: Part OneAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659211054881634938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post-84615517081178466672006-11-16T13:50:00.000-05:002006-11-16T13:50:00.000-05:00Nick, you're the man. Good stuff. You should defin...Nick, you're the man. Good stuff. You should definately post more often. It's obvious this post is right up your alley.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659211054881634938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post-56238708853631388392006-11-16T11:19:00.000-05:002006-11-16T11:19:00.000-05:00I have sources claiming the estimated death toll i...I have sources claiming the estimated death toll in Iraq is closer to 1,000,000 than the 700,000 you gave. It's a very sad thing, especially due to the fact that many are non-combatants. The fact is we as a nation must look forward instead of playing the blame game. There will be plenty of time for that later. I can assure you that the intelligence community is doing great things in the middle east. Our problem in Iraq lies in the fact that our hands are tied in getting the job done. War is a bloody and brutal game. The American public doesn't have the stomach to continually be bombarded by the news everyday that more troops died (even though from a historical standpoint, this has been one of the most efficiently fought wars in history in terms of troop fatalities).<br /><br />As for if we are safer now, I think I tend to disagree slightly. What we've done is thrown a rock at the bee hive. We are more of a target now because we finally drew a line in the sand, but at least we now acknowledge (to an extent) the seriousness of the issue and are beginning to address it. <br /><br />History is a good indicator of the future. It is true that it repeats itself. Rome fell, America will fall as well at some point... I assure you though, I'm doing everything I can make sure its not on my watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com