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Who said, “War is the Answer”?

Posted by GayPatriotWest at 9:00 pm - April 14, 2008.
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Just saw one of those bumper stickers which seem to be ubiquitous in my neck of the woods, “War is not the Answer.”

Um, I was wondering to whom they’re addressing that. I mean, whoever said war was the answer?

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  1. No, let’s hear the question first, please.

    Comment by Uncle Ralph — April 14, 2008 @ 9:41 pm - April 14, 2008

  2. As they say: War is the Question. The answer is Yes! ar ar

    Seriously… Of course war isn’t the answer. You only do it if, and because, your alternatives are even worse. (Handing Iraq over to al Qaeda and Iran, with resulting genocide + U.S. re-intervention = worse than the current war)

    But, some people don’t understand that. In their stupidity and lack of understanding, they think it’s others who must be stupid. In their failure to understand that some wars are forced upon the United States, they imagine – bizarrely – that those who support the fight must somehow like it, and must be told not to.

    Comment by ILoveCapitalism — April 14, 2008 @ 9:42 pm - April 14, 2008

  3. Actually war has been the answer to a great many questions throughout history. How do we end slavery in the United States? How do we defeat Fascism? How do we defeat Naziism? etc, etc.

    What liberals naively believe is that there is always a better alternative. And of course that’s retarded. Virtually no one wants to go to war. But sometimes it’s the only answer left.

    But that is what happens when you base your ideology on emotions instead of on reason, you end up with an ignorant, naive, bumper-sticker mentality.

    Comment by American Elephant — April 15, 2008 @ 4:42 am - April 15, 2008

  4. War itself isn’t the answer in and of itself, it’s just a good way to get the other guy to shut up sometimes.

    [My point exactly. --Dan]

    Comment by Crow — April 15, 2008 @ 1:22 pm - April 15, 2008

  5. “War is NOT the answer….”
    “Ever?” is the proper response and then one will quickly find, well, there are times….
    The simple fact is that on any historically based metric the Iraq war has been successful, brief, and modest in both economic and casualty related terms. The only outcome that could swamp this is the Obama plan; full bug out, full ethnic cleansing. Which is, naturally, its appeal.
    In general, war is the answer when, even if it fails utterly, the end result is STILL better than either the status quo or the foreseeable circumstances. Iraq easily quailifies. Details available….

    Comment by megapotamus — April 15, 2008 @ 1:31 pm - April 15, 2008

  6. “War is not the answer.”

    – Neville Chamberlain

    OK, so maybe he really didn’t say it, but he easily could have.

    Cheers,
    Julie the Jarhead

    Comment by Julie the Jarhead — April 15, 2008 @ 2:51 pm - April 15, 2008

  7. When the Old-Left starts chanting “War is the last resort of the incompetent”, they’re oblivious to it’s inverse-implication that the “competent” and far-sighted make use of war much earlier. The astute amongst us know that the application of force…or it’s credible-threat…can forestall a greater blood-bath later-on.

    Rather than turning-the-other-cheek; he who raises his hand against me will get his hand broken. If he then raises his other hand, he just might lose that second-hand entirely.

    Comment by Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — April 15, 2008 @ 4:22 pm - April 15, 2008

  8. 3: How about “War in Iraq was not the answer when we abandoned trying to capture Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan”. That’s more to the point in the current situation. or how about “War in Iraq is not the answer when we don’t bother finding out basic information about he people, like the difference between Sunnis and Shiites.”

    Comment by Kevin — April 15, 2008 @ 10:24 pm - April 15, 2008

  9. I laugh at Kevin.. like he really knows anything about shiites and sunnis.

    Comment by Vince P — April 15, 2008 @ 10:34 pm - April 15, 2008

  10. Oh and Kevin are you saying you know that Osama was in the Mountains of Afghanistan two years after we invaded?

    How do you know this.

    Comment by Vince P — April 15, 2008 @ 10:40 pm - April 15, 2008

  11. War in Iraq was indeed the answer.

    The question was how do we remove Saddam and his regime from power. And it was first proposed by Bill Clinton who failed to do anything about it.

    And no one has abandoned trying to capture Bin Laden, well, except Clinton who was offered Bin Laden on a silver platter many times.

    Its just president Bush, Republicans, Joe Lieberman and a good many Democrats aren’t so blitheringly stupid as to suggest we should attack our fragile ally Pakistan almost certainly delivering it into the hands of extremists the way your ridiculously ignorant presumptive presidential nominee has.

    The stupidity of the left really is mind boggling. “War in Iraq is BAD! Attack Pakistan!!!” Thats liberal policy for you, DONT attack enemies, and DO attack one friend while abandoning the other.

    Thank God the adults are still in charge.

    Comment by American Elephant — April 16, 2008 @ 1:53 am - April 16, 2008

  12. Actually, part of my point is posting this piece was to note that no serious conservative had said war was the answer, but that it is a necessary means to address the problem.

    Comment by GayPatriotWest — April 16, 2008 @ 2:00 am - April 16, 2008

  13. How about “War in Iraq was not the answer when we abandoned trying to capture Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan”. That’s more to the point in the current situation.

    Well sure if you’re a dishonest, military trashing dick.

    or how about “War in Iraq is not the answer when we don’t bother finding out basic information about he people, like the difference between Sunnis and Shiites.”

    How about knowing the difference before becoming House Intelligence Committee Chair??? One should have an inkling after serving as senior member of the Armed Services and Select Intelligence Committees, no?

    I’ll remind you of Rep. Silvestre Reyes:

    “Al Qaeda, they have both,” he answered, adding: “Predominantly probably Shi’ite.”

    Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. “Hezbollah. Uh, Hezbollah . . .” replied Mr Reyes. “Why do you ask me these questions at five o’clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?” Go ahead, said Stein. “Well, I, uh . . .” said the congressman.

    Not to mention that he stated that he thought we should “ramp up” the number of soldiers in Iraq “by twenty or thirty thousand, then when Bush proposed sending 21,500, he said

    “we don’t have the capability to escalate even to this minimal level.”

    You just love stepping in it, doncha Kevin?

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — April 16, 2008 @ 2:02 am - April 16, 2008

  14. Kevin is a master expect of Islam and a brillant military strategist and he has his finger on the pulse of all the latest intelligence. He knew exacty where OBL was in 2003. he knows all the Caliph Ali and his descendants, including the Shiite believe that the world’s final Caliph/Imam has been in suspended animation at the bottom of a well in Iran since around 1000 and that he is to reemerge either this year or next to take over the world.

    Right Kevin? you fucking idiot.

    Comment by Vince P — April 16, 2008 @ 7:10 am - April 16, 2008

  15. Those bumper stickers were taken from Marvin Gaye song lyrics.

    Oh, by the way, where are those oceans of oil this war was supposed to be for? Gas is $3.35 out where I am, and it can only be because the demand exceeds supply.

    Comment by Attmay — April 16, 2008 @ 10:39 am - April 16, 2008

  16. Iraqi oil production is about at pre-war levels now so immaterial to crude prices. Certainly the upheaval in the region, Iraq related and otherwise, adds a risk premium that is reflected in rising prices. Global demand is flat or down a bit lately. Dollar weakness overall also adds to crude spot prices as that commodity is quoted in $. The war has raised the price of oil, no doubt. So did sanctions which choked off Iraqi supply, though only somewhat. Would ending the war under Obamian strictures bring that down? Not if it goes down the way nearly everyone seems to think it will: a Somali style meltdown on a much grander scale. At the same time, the supply of energy generally and oil in particular is artificially suppressed by drilling bans off shore and in Alaska, the demonization of nuclear power, the insipid hoaxery of “global warming” (it’s actually cooling), NIMBYism that prevents even the updating of refining and electrical infrastructure and a host of other obstacles that have nothing to do with the war and everything to do with the expansive state at home. Besides which, higher energy prices are in and of themselves a Good Thing. Algore told me so.

    Comment by megapotamus — April 16, 2008 @ 3:26 pm - April 16, 2008

  17. War is not the answer. It is the attention getting part of establishing peace. Numbskulls and appeasers won’t risk showing their own shadows, let alone actually taking a stand for freedom. The all voluntary military has been their best ally. Now they they can carp and sloganeer to their heart’s content from the comfort of their lounges while sipping latte’s and flipping a Birkenstock.

    Comment by heliotrope — April 16, 2008 @ 5:00 pm - April 16, 2008

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