Edited on Sun Oct-31-04 11:51 PM by BruceWane
Perhaps it'll be useful in making a last minute conversion or two.
You know that Bush commercial with the wolves? The one that says "if your enemies percieve weakness, they'll attack?
It's no big secret that our military is stretched pretty thin right now. The entire world knows it.
If North Korea or Iran decided to do some sabre-rattling right now, how well equipped are we to effectively deal with it?
Who is it that has a major part of our military force committed to a worthless cause right now? People can argue all they want about it being a good thing that Hussein is gone, but was it really wise to tie up our defenses to such a large degree in order to do the non-essential job of spreading "freedom and democracy"?
The "wolves" commercial missed the mark just a bit - it's not a matter of enemies percieving weakness; it's a matter of enemies percieving vulnerability. Strength and vulnerability are not mutually exclusive.
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