"That means the Vice Pres. said victory in Iraq will hurt the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11. Those terrorists would be the Taliban. Why would it hurt them if they weren't linked?"

Because, perhaps, they weren't linked.

Both sides of this argument, Liberal and Conservative alike need to take a step back for a moment and put aside differences and just look at the facts. I think, what we're arguing about is politics and not facts, which is depressing to me frankly, even though I'm just as guilty.

Saddam had no love for the Taliban because they represented a threat to his power over Iraq, so I find it darn near impossible to believe they teamed up for 9/11. You know who ARE linked with the Taliban though, Saudi Arabia. Why didn't we invade there? Or Iran, or any place that has CLEAR, crystal clear links to the Taliban?

Now from what I understand, as a soldier, you can't go against the president, but at the same time, you are still allowed to believe what you believe and not what the army tells you to believe. If you can confidently say that you agree with the Vice President, then I'll leave it at that. However, if you're just agreeing because you HAVE to agree, perhaps a change is needed.

Take care all.