Baghdad Vacation: anyone else P.O.’ed about this?

Question

Yesterday, Iraq's parliament began a month-long vacation.
U.S. troops are dying.
President Bush's nominee to be top military adviser said today the United States will be in Iraq for "years not months".
And a Pentagon official said the war was costing even more than expected.

Regardless of your stand on the Iraq invasion and the recent so-called “troop surge”, at THIS point in time, do you feel as if we’re wasting our people and resources over there?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

It's so easy for people to sit at a computer and say no, I'm not ticked about this.  They're not over there fighting.  That vacation is so unfair to US soldiers.  They should all decide to take a month's vacation, too.  Actually, they should just walk out and leave it.  You cannot win in the middle of a sectarian civil war in another country.  History tells us that, but I'm not so sure our President passed history class.

Anonnnn24424 · Answer

No.

Civilian deaths are down 36%
We have been killing and detaining terrorists on a daily basis
There have been less and less terrorist attacks since the troop surge

If this war is going to last for 'years', then I think some of the parliament should get some vacation time...but not a month...that is way too long to be away from the duties of your country...especially when that country is in its beginning stages.

RedsForever · Answer

So we should feel bad the Iraqi's are taking a vacation.  Tell me, isn't George going to be spending quite some time on vacation.  Is the US congress and senate sitting right now or are they on vacation.

Hypocritical scum!

Anonymous · Answer

That's interesting. Where will they go? Back home and risk death? Overseas for a proper holiday? What a time for a vacation, I hope we're not footing the bill....

.

Anonymous · Answer

don't be to surprised if they never return.

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Baghdad Vacation: anyone else P.O.’ed about this?

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