American forces losing control in Iraq

[Blackmane]

Originally Posted by Xantar

They can believe that Kerry won't continue to make more blunders as Bush will if he remains in office.

As to how this all could have been handled differently, I direct you to the post I made in that other Iraq thread oh so long ago. And I also want to make an observation: in the wake af Pearl Harbor, Americans were asked to step up, and they did. In the wake of 9/11, Americans were asked to step aside and let the professionals handle it. And they did. And this is the result.

At the very least, if Bush had managed to build up real support for the war in Iraq at home, he wouldn't have to deal with everybody always trying to "undermine" the effort.

You can almost bet that he will not put focus into this war and will actually move to pull out, victory or not, instead of fighting and finishing this war in Iraq. That will simply show a message of weakness to these people, and thats something that is dangerous and can't be allowed to happen. If you don't believe me, take the time to look into Kerry's voting record and his anti-war feelings after Vietnam as proof of this.

Also, I'm not asking how things could have been done differently, because almost everyone who has a brain knows that the war could have been done differently. Hindsight is 20/20.

I'm asking what Kerry would do different from this point on. I have already made my case as to what I believe he will do. If you want to make a case based on his promises, which have no backing in reality, then go ahead.

Also, I believe there was support for the war in Iraq in the beginning. I don't know the % support, but I believe it was in the 70's or 80's. When things got messy and elections came up, dissent started rising in order to generate bad feelings towards Bush.