Commentary on "A Continuous War"

I agree that the government has a right to protect our freedoms. But I have to say, this will not be the first time that his country has been involved in a war that seemingly had no end. The Cold War, even though it was not a direct conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., was still a war that no one ever thought would end. Perhaps we are always at war with someone no matter what we do.
A difference between that war and this one is the cause. At least in this war, there was a clear reason to get involved, at least in Afghanistan. 9-11 was the clear cause to the war. In the Cold War, a medley of military and political differences put us at odds with the Russians. The Cold War was one with no clear reason to why it started. Today, the war on terror was a war that started because an enemy of America physically attacked American soil.
And to what was said about that Americans are not sure if 9-11 is the real reason we went to war, I agree. What most people did not understand, or in that case remember, 9-11 was not the first time that radical-Muslim terrorists have attacked America. The World Trade Center was bombed in the early nineties by the same people who would later bring them down. Maybe the reason we did not go to war then is because people wanted to stop the hate that was experienced during the Cold war. We had just ended one massive war, and we did not need another. Although, after that first attack, we did kind of start to fight the enemy. Actually, the US has been attacked by these terrorists in other parts of world, but we never launched a full scale war. 9-11 was a result of the US not caring about a problem until it is too late.
I agree with you that at certain times, the government has to protect us when our interests are in danger. I think that war needs to be avoided, but when the time comes, the American people know that they their government has the power to protect them.

Are we there yet?

Is the election over yet? The presidential election of 2008 is almost over. I think it’s about time. I do not know if I can take anymore of McCain, Obama, and Palin. I do not think that I can listen to all the non-issues. Do we know what McCain and Obama want to do or how they will change the country for the better? Will one of them please answer the questions and not sidestep them. In my opinion, I do not really think that either candidate is qualified or exciting. America today is so inundated by political ads and by all the speeches that do not matter. People in a decade will look back at this election and not know why the things that the candidates and the media said were important. If you ask me, I think that this is one of the least important elections in recent history. Whoever gets elected inherits a bad situation that will make them look even worse the Bush. The candidates do not seem prepared to take on the economy or the war on terror. I foresee dark times ahead for this country, whoever the president may be. People think that a new president will be able to change everything very quickly back to the way things used to be. But even if the future president wants to pass a law, Congress probably will choose to not back him, even if Obama wins and there are Democrats in Congress. The Congress will probably not support the president's ideas because they will know that Obama or McCain have far fetched ideas.I think that the only people who know how to run the country are only those who have actually been president. No one else knows how hard it is to run the country like they do.
One thing that I find disturbing is that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been forgotten. None of the candidates will touch it. In fact, I think that they are relieved that the economy stinks because they do not have to talk about the war. How can the candidates only talk about domestic issues when there is a war going on. It is almost like the war in Iraq is the war that is not happening since no one, even those who could influence change, do not have a clue about the way to get out of the war without making the United States look bad. This is a real issue and I cannot fathom why it is not talked about.
I know one thing. Their is going to be talk about Decision 2012 the second either Obama or McCain win the election.