Are we really winning the war in Iraq like Fred Thompson said at the convention this evening?

We won the war in Iraq in 2003, when we toppled Saddam's regime. After that we are basically setting up a democratic government and helping them in policing the state until their own forces are in shape to do it themselves.

Now as for the "war on terror", that is a war against a concept, and you can't win that by force.

In Iraq, yeah.

Some of the milblogs I read have been saying for a while that the war is won. Not "over", because there's still mopping up, but effectively won.

In fact, I think the Marines are getting bored and asking to go over to Afghanistan.

No. What you call "war on terror" will never end my friend. As long as your country is capitalist, it will continue down the path of imperialism. And as a result your country will be exploiting and ruining the lives of millions of people around the world who will be filled with vengence and strike back - the cycle starts all over again...

The "war on terror" is just a catchy puclic-media phrase. It's the same imperialistic policy which has plagued the world throughout the 20th century. This plague simply puts on different names in public to confuse people like yourself into thinking that these are just "temporary campaigns". No war and no victory.

Yes we are winning in Iraq. Go there and walk around anywhere. Walk around Anbar province and you'll see the incredible progress we've made. Liberals in the media and the deomcratic party don't want to admit it because if they do, they will assuredly lose in the election.

McCain\Palin 08!

We are winning this war.

I am a soon to be Marine and speak with Marines who have been to Iraq, who have fought in combat and have seen the progress Iraq has made. The media is bias. They will tell you the bad and only the bad.

Wait 'til our troops leave and in, possibly, the next hundred years watch the dissension erupt between all the tribes-Sunni, Kurd, and Shiite. They are bitter historical enemies similar to Yankee and Red Sox fans.

If the Republicans admit that the War is unwinnable, they have nothing to stand on! The war is the second biggest issue concerning voters, and if the illegal war is failing, their election fails. They have to brainwash their people to tout that we are winning the war! Sad but True. I would like to believe that people aren't that stupid!

BTW Oreilly asked a war vet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGAibec9JsA&feature...

the only people you should be believing are the ones that say "military veteran or current military" anyone else will not know for sure.

Watch something besides MTV. You'll learn a lot.

That's right you can't believe your ears. The media is no longer talking about it, so it must be going good or they would be counting the dead. You libs are so morbid.