American Troops Continue To Die For Nothing

Today it was reported that 7 more American troops were killed by bombs in Iraq. No one seems to know why these troops were killed. No one seems to know why these troops are still in Iraq years after the war was won. It seems that the only reason they are killing these young troops is because the troops are over there.

George Bush says we must fight terrorists over there so that we don't have to fight them over here. Is that true? I don't see how. There is nothing beyond the usual keeping these people from coming over here and blowing things up. The fact that our troop are over there doesn't prohibit them from coming over here. If these insurgents over there were terrorists wouldn't they rather come over here and create terror than stay over there and get shot up by our military?

Are these troops protecting our freedoms by fighting over there? I don't see how. These insurgents are no threat to the republic. So some of them come over and blow a few things up, we would carry on wouldn't we. We are Americans, we aren't going to cower in the face of a few backwards, illiterate Arabs, are we? If they came over here and broke the law we would either kill them or lock them up. We would then put them on trial to show the world that the U.S. is a country of laws, right? George Bush has stated that he would bring terrorists to justice or take justice to them. He's a man of his word, right? He respects the law doesn't he? He has sworn to uphold the Constitution. He has certainly done that, hasn't he?

We must promote democracy but do we do it with the point of a gun? Is it possible to free people who don't want to be free? It will take Iraqi patriots to create a free and democratic Iraq. American troops cannot be Iraqi patriots.

What if these Iraqis that we call insurgents or al Qaeda or the boogey man consider themselves patriots because they are trying to free their country from us. What a revolting concept when all we have to do is leave and let them create whatever kind of country they want. Outside of their oil, what is over there that we want? Or need?

Is there anyone who knows why these young Americans are dying? Please tell me.

Jim Martin