When given a choice between asking hard questions about Iraq and risking sticking their necks out or just playing it safe and going along with Bush, they quickly caved.

Both parties have a lot to answer for.

Please use the correct name when trying insult someone. your credibility suffers. And you really need help in that area.

That is the problem with you lefty types. You get your head handed to you with logic and facts and all you can do is fly off in a snit and say that someone is ill informed when you yourself are as transparent as crystal. When it comes to knowledge and facts.

The under lying issue with you Ken is the truth hurts and you cant admit to truth as you world would crash down around you as it is based on falsehood and lies.

Ken the truth will set you free. Aways has and aways will.

GOD BLESS.

As adults living in a global situation, you can't just go around changing your mind when you think the facts have changed. A President certainly does not have that luxury.

The war you describe, that would be 'worth fighting' would be over long before it began. Bacuase it takes so much evidence for you lefties to get involved. There would be numerous mushroom clouds in the air before the left got off their collective posterior.

There is a long history of anti-war at all costs policy on the left. Look at the inaction in Yugoslavia, in Africa, in the Middle East. Look at the price paid by innocents because no one would help. All this while the party of 'the people' was more concerned about THEIR income, THEIR government handouts.

I don’t see any reason why Americans are any less willing to defend themselves today than they have ever been.

Look around in your peer group, Ken. The ones who think war is NEVER justified. The ones who think we don't need a military, just more social programs and free love... Look closely, your 'friends' may not be standing next to you when you think the time is right.

For a war to be justified it must rise to same level as the justification for you using deadly force to protect youself and your family. And this 'justification' must stand the scrutiny of our fellow man and the test of time. Whenever America has been faced that situation we have never had a problem raising an army. I don't see any reason why Americans are any less willing to defend themselves today than they have ever been.

Regardless, let's imagine a war that even you would consider justified that requires the same degree of resources as this war. What then?

Americans are not fools. Americans will not support a war based upon lies.

Americans will unconditionally support, with blood and treasure, any legitimate defense of our nation.

The solution, James, lies in Washington. We need a change in leadership. No one wants to fight under a commander in chief who leads with a lie.

Back on the subject...

Before the Iraq war and the supposed 'recruiting crunch' soldiers that did not have necessary ASVAB skills to advance were given instruction and counseling. These score enhancing courses allowed soldier to attend academies they previously would not have qualified for. So what's the difference with recruits?

On a side note, do they make draftees take the ASVAB too? OR if you're dumb enough, you're not qualified to support the war effort in any way?