Willravel

Everything in your post was so somber and honest and such, then I got to this and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

We don't have the man power, and a draft would cause a civil war that I'd gladly join. It's really as simple as we have to bend over and take it for a while while we withdraw troops over the next year and the whole world gets to say, "We told you so." We will probably lose a lot of the oil interests the government was shooting for, to the detriment of the president and CEO of our great country along with the board of directors (Cheney, Rummy, etc.).

I wa recently sent a picture of President Bush visiting a close friend to my family in a hospital. My friend, Chuck, had his leg removed in combat in Iraq during an attack. The president came in and had a discussion with Chuck about how things were. Chuck is an army officer and a very loyal American, so he was very glad to see the president. I did have to wonder how many times the president would visit the rooms of the soldiers that continue to return severely injured, or to visit the families of those who have lost a loved one. Shouldn't that effect him in some way? Even in his bubble, can't he see the damage he is doing? The simple answer is no. With the suggestion that we send more troops, which is one of the biggest mistakes we can make, the president has shown that our cries for reason fall on deaf ears and that he will not listen to anyone so long as he has the power to run this war as he sees fit. So many generals and admirals have stepped forward now to voice their concern, these are career military officers that know more about military strategy in their little fingers that the entire Bush family could ever hope to comprehend. This whole thing has really made me wonder if the office of president has too much power. Maybe there should be an admiralty at the head of the executive branch, as there are committees at the heads of the other two branches. We vote on generals and admirals to represent the military in the office that enforces laws and protects our country. I suspect we might be better off. I'm rambling now, everyone enjoy their Saturday.