Take That Hippies

One objection I have heard to the war in Iraq is that it is an unwise use of resources. The argument goes if the US were to face another, more potent and traditional enemy elsewhere while bogged down in Iraq, say China, it would be difficult to offer a substantial defense. It's not a question of US military ability; it is a reality of logistics.

It also considers the intense use of National Guardsmembers in Iraq. Their expressed purpose is to serve in the US proper. Remember how W. protected the skies of Texas from the Viet Cong? Well, what will we do should we need a large domestic mobilization of the Guard? What if we have a Summer riot? What if this extra wet winter leads to a super fueled fire season; Guardsmembers are regularly used during intense fire seasons. Where will they be? Forgetting the "what if's," why aren't they serving in the capacity of homeland defenders. It would be nice if they were securing ports, borders, and airports. It would be reassuring to know that the issue of homeland security included other than searching library patron lists and confiscating pointy things at the airport. Blah blah blah, whatever you say America-haters.

A Chinese general speaking of what would happen should the US and China engage in a conflict over something like Taiwanese independence, said large numbers of military personnel wouldn't be necessary because they would just use nuclear weapons. Ha! No troops needed at all.

So much for your very practical non-moralizing argument against war in Iraq you pinkos.