Let's analyze some facts:
- The country where the terrorists were located who attacked us on 9/11 is Afghanistan
- The person who is most singularly responsible for 9/11 is still at large there
- 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudis; our continued reliance on Arab oil is a national security risk and strategic error
- Iraq had absolutely no connection whatsoever to 9/11 or terrorism before we invaded
- Terrorism in Iraq sprang up as fanatical Muslims fought against what they saw as "an occupation" by the infidel West of their homeland -- a cause célèbre, according to the NIE
- Justifications about removing a "murderous dictator" ignore the fact that our invasion has caused the death of tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of Iraqi deaths
- We armed Saddam with chemical weapons that he later used on his own people
- We trained Afghanis in the art of warfare and they are now using these tactics on us
- Now, we are losing ground in Afghanistan (and have been now for some time), and it has been the deadliest year yet for our troops there, despite the increasing role NATO plays in the war
- The only conclusions one can make at this point center on the fact that even if we "win" in Iraq, we'll only be undoing the damage that we caused by invading and fighting an unjust war; we are clearly not "winning" in Afghanistan, which was a just war that has been bungled by the Bush administration and their failed policies
- If Dems don't win this election cycle hands-down, I may be lost in despair over the stupidity of the American electorate
