thisname,
Would you come to defense of your fellow man, or your family if they were attacked?

Were you in a position of authority wherein you were responsible for their protection, what would be your plan of action? watch and do nothing? Run and hope the wounded or less able can keep up? try to subdue the assailant?

I think that Bush assumed that his position was to protect our country and the only way he saw to do it ( and many Americans of both parties supported) was to go to war.

Like it or not, the war is happening now. We messed up in Viet Nam because we left without fixing the damage we did. The same thing happened with Germany in WWI, wherein a whole generation of boys grew up sta...

thisname,
Would you come to defense of your fellow man, or your family if they were attacked?

Were you in a position of authority wherein you were responsible for their protection, what would be your plan of action? watch and do nothing? Run and hope the wounded or less able can keep up? try to subdue the assailant?

I think that Bush assumed that his position was to protect our country and the only way he saw to do it ( and many Americans of both parties supported) was to go to war.

Like it or not, the war is happening now. We messed up in Viet Nam because we left without fixing the damage we did. The same thing happened with Germany in WWI, wherein a whole generation of boys grew up starving and without fathers, which lead to the Nazi takeover and holocaust.

Wars are easy to begin, not so easy to finish in any honorable fashion. The more loose ends, the more reason for another Nazi type scenerio. I believe that self-defense and defense of others is honorable.

I think that Bush assumed that...

President Bush assumes so many things. But it is one thing to protect yourself, it's another entirely to launch pre-emptive attacks, based on fabricated evidence against innocent nations, as the Nuremberg trials made clear. Especially when it's for geopolitical aspirations of empire and for oil and one day, he'll be held accountable.

Would you come to defense of your fellow man, or your family if they were attacked? Were you in a position of authority wherein you were responsible... what would be your plan of action?

It is of course honourable to protect your fellow man and family, that's a given, and what every leader (a...

I think that Bush assumed that...

President Bush assumes so many things. But it is one thing to protect yourself, it's another entirely to launch pre-emptive attacks, based on fabricated evidence against innocent nations, as the Nuremberg trials made clear. Especially when it's for geopolitical aspirations of empire and for oil and one day, he'll be held accountable.

Would you come to defense of your fellow man, or your family if they were attacked? Were you in a position of authority wherein you were responsible... what would be your plan of action?

It is of course honourable to protect your fellow man and family, that's a given, and what every leader (and everyone else too) should do, but more violence, bombs and occupation aren't the solution, which should be clear after 7 years of war. A review of America's foreign policies, would bring America far more security, than bombs ever will. (withdraw troops, fewer military bases worldwide, less military aggression, etc.) Bush got one thing straight back then and that was, you have to win hearts and minds, but as with everything, he failed miserably. Not only did he fail, he succeeded at losing the hearts and minds of the rest of the world too. Bombs only destroy. Roads, food, schools, clean water, healthcare are the only solutions in both Iraq and in Afghanistan. Spend the war budget on that, instead of more weaponry. Start rebuilding what you broke, instead of nation building. Oh... and if I were President, I would change the name of the Department of Defense back to being the War Department. If it's a spade, call it a spade. Might as well be honest about it.

Here's a clip about Afghanistan. Read the whole article at the source and you'll see what we're up against. We have start helping, instead of just bombing and fighting. We have to stop creating suicide bombers.