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Forgetting which candidate I like, what’s more important is that I feel our very freedom is at stake. If people are willing to kill thousands of innocent lives on our soil, we’ve got to take action to protect ourselves, our freedom, and our way of live.
I agree, Mitch, but please explain to me how this has anything to do with Iraq? Afghanistan, yes, Saudia Arabia even, maybe, but Iraq was simply a convenient political ploy, in my estimation.


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And regardless of whether you feel being in Iraq works toward this goal, I do know this:

The U.S. remains the best country in the world.
I agree wholeheartedly!


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In the part of CT where I live there are many, many immigrants from many countries – including my own fiancé. I’ve seen first-hand for years the stories of why people come this country. I see the sweat and labor they put in to send money back to their families and the hard work to make a real live for themselves here. These people aren’t looking to leave here any time soon.
NO argument!


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Getting to my main point. To liken the U.S. to the old Soviet Union is an unfathomable thought to me. I’m not sure who or what, besides your dislike for Bush or the war in Iraq, would make you say that.
The fact that you are unable to see the comparison between the USSR and the Bush administration is the very crux of the problem. I had never really thought of it until Spun posted his item. As I looked at that list it became very clear to me, it could not be more obvious. The only reason I dislike Bush is that I feel that his presidency is detrimental to the country I love. I am against the war in Iraq because I believe that war is always a horrible thing and should only be resorted to as an absolute last resort; and that our invasion and occupation was premature and unjust. People are dying; being dismembered and disfigured; and traumatized; lives are being destroyed, both American and innocent Iraqis; and there ARE innocent Iraqis; and I feel this could have been avoided, and has done nothing to make us safer, the removal of Hussein notwithstanding. He alone is not the bogeyman, and there are many more out there, so I really fail to see how we are any safer now than we were 2 years ago.

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But forgetting my own thoughts. Let’s look at the facts. Which of the two countries are people pouring over the border to get into every day? Case closed.
Again, no argument. But that doesn't mean that we can't and shouldn't do better, or that we are not heading down the wrong road. It only means we are still better than everyone else.... for now.

Those coming here know that we can change directions and leaders, unlike in other countries where dictators rule by force.

It is not enough to be better than the rest, we have to be the best we can be. It doesn't matter how bad everywhere else is, we should be raising the bar, not seeing just how low we can sink and still be better than them.

So the case is NOT closed, Mitch, think about it!

Respectfully,

Jim