This is NOT a useless war and I doubt any Senior Military General would agree with you. You sound a lot like that inane statement by a Democratic Presidential candidate this is nothing more important than a bumper sticker.
I was a part of the Vietnam era and was honorably discharged from the US Navy after serving 6 years of active duty. I am a member of the American legion. I am very familiar with the domino theory and the interference by the politicians who tried to run the war. The thinking of many was and is if we gave the Armed Forces the necessary support they needed they would have won. I truly believe to this day that had we listened and supported the military from the gitgo, it would have turned out differently.
You are incorrect about being lied to. A lie is making a statement that is known to be untrue. To make a statement based on faulty information is not a lie. Here I am referring to WMD. I am not aware of any lies. Regarding Al Qaeda, it’s power has been radically reduced from what it was on 9/11/2001. It has metastasized to many smaller groups but it’s leadership has been decimated. The world communities are coming together in this effort to bring the terrorists to justice. Re: Saddam Hussein, he did contribute $25,000 to each family who supplied a bomber/murderer. I read where his sons were in contact with terrorists at training camps in north eastern Iraq. A past leader of Al Qaeda was injured in Afghanistan was treated in an Iraqi hospital. He is now dead.
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