It was wonderful in some strange way to watch the President make the war OK because many Democrats agreed with his actions years ago.
The Democrats and Republicans gave him the authority to use force if necessary, that’s all, but the President alone took the action to go to war. He is the one who continues the war, and he will guide it, or stop it in the future.
The President's taking us into the war and saying that so many Democrats supported him would be like my setting fire to a building, and validating my actions at my trial by saying “but your honor, yes I did it, but many of my friends thought that it was a good idea, so how can I be blamed?”
THE PRESIDENT WAS/IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING OUR COUNRY INTO THIS WAR. Not John Edwards, not John Kerry, and not any other Democratic that supported the resolution. The war was undertaken under his authority, and is his responsibility, and his responsibility alone. Quoting from the Senate resolution “…The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to…” He was authorized to, not ordered to go to war.
The administration and the Congress received “bad information” from the CIA. Isn’t the CIA failure the responsibility of the Executive branch of government? Notwithstanding all of this, the President had ALL of the information, the Congress less than that.
The war that we are in has been orchestrated by the Secretary Of Defense and has gone badly. Isn’t the Secretary of Defense responsible for this? Isn’t the Executive branch of the government responsible for this as well?
I have heard the President's supporters say “ we went to war for valid reasons, and we must see it through until we win.” Try and communicate that logic to the over 100,000 of our men and women who died in Korea and Vietnam.
IT IS NOT OK THAT THE PRESIDENT REMAINS INTRACTABLE, AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE STARTED TO DO, HOWEVER IT HAS TURNED OUT. SAYING THAT YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOING TO WAR SHOULD NOT BE AN EMPTY STATEMENT TO BE USED WHEN ADDRESSING THE COUNTRY.
The President took us to war. (No question about that). We have had almost 18,000 casualties. (No question about that) and we have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on the war (No question about that). There is no end in sight.
This could be “a noble cause” that the President is pursuing, but why it is eludes me.
People continue being killed and wounded with no end in sight.
Please Mr. President, do something other than finding blame elsewhere. You have the sole authority to fix or ameliorate things. It appears that if you end the carnage, you believe that you are somehow dishonoring those who have served, been wounded, or been killed.
Not so Mr. President, not so! Honoring them would be to end the war, end the destruction, and end the casualties on both sides as quickly as possible.
JUST DO IT, AND DO IT NOW!