War on Terror II

One of the things that make the Democrats more favorable in the eyes of voters is the fact that they speak of an immediate withdrawal of American forces in the Middle East. Now this doesn’t mean that America won’t have any sort of presence, it just means an end of the great number of volunteer soldiers stationed over there. Both Senator’s Barack Obama and Hillary agree it’s time America pulls out as to where Republican candidates believe in fighting till this war is won.

On MSNBC’s Democratic debate, Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert asked Sen. Clinton if she would hold the right as president to go back into Iraq if all hell broke loose and Al-Qaeda gained strength. She responded by saying that Tim asked a lot of hypothetical questions, to which he said it was reality, to which she said it wasn’t. Well the definition of “reality” is the quality or state of being real. If Al-Qaeda gains force after America pulls, becoming a threat for not just America but the entire world, does the president hold the right for America to go back in to protect ourselves? Now where did Hillary not understand the question? Was it the fact that Tim Russert used a big word like hypothetical or was that going back into Iraq would mean she’d have to make a decision? From here Hillary, avoiding the question (big shock for a Democrat), spoke instead of how she would bring American troops home. When the question was directed towards Barack, he said that yes he would hold the right as president to go back.




So what do you learn from all of this? Well first off neither Hillary nor Barack has the brains to keep their mouths shut about when and how many troops they’ll pull out of the Middle East. Second, with Republicans we could be in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, etc. for who knows how long fighting for a win, while with Democrats there’s always the chance we could just go back. On the subject of the war, Republicans are trying to keep terrorists from coming through the door, while Democrats will be allowing terrorists to get a foot in, which could lead to them plowing through.

Now I know there are bombings and shootings going on while the Bush administration is in power, but I’m trying to make the point there is the possibility of not getting the miracle you wanted with Obama or Clinton in office. I personally don’t believe the threat of terror can ever be completely taken care of, but there’s always the hope in reducing the threat. But if we must act and think like we can, and if we pull out, this country has to know that there’s always a chance of a War on Terror Part II.