You're not alone. I agree. But the problems with the war started before Obama came along. It seems to me that since WW II, we have been involved in conflicts, but if we don't win right away, we get bored or something. This country has lost its patience and its resolve to win. President Bush cautioned that the Iraq war could take years, but politicians and the people seemed to no longer want to fight to win.
By the way, thanks to your son for his service.
Thank you!
I was dismayed by the media's constant talking about a "war weary" country, when the only people who sacrificed were the troops (and their families). The rest of the country went about business as usual.
When you think of all the things American citizens did to help in WWII, and all the sacrifices they made with rationing, and so many men in so many conflicts, it made me crazy to hear the drumbeat of the left (and eventually, the "right") about how awful it was to be at war.
I don't think we'll ever have the kind of patriotism again that carried us through WWII.