Comments for Thompson: Petraeus’ report contains 'routine excuses' for war at http://lakeconews.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://lakeconews.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:52:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/1759/919/#comment-1122 why are we there? It\'s because of the gutlessness of democratic leaders like Joe Biden, who recently said they couldn\'t cut funding for the war because then the troops wouldn\'t have good equipment like IED-proof APCs, so they would be less safe. What Joe ignores is the basic fact that the troops would be even safer if they were here at home, instead of illegally occupying a country on the other side of the globe that we have very little understanding of and has never threatened us. So Mikey can gripe about the president all he wants, but it\'s really the dems who keep the war going, in part because they think it will help them in the next election. - smurf Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:51:21 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/1759/919/#comment-1121 During the House hearing on Monday, Ambassador Crocker said \"I cannot define success in Iraq.\" Could that possibly be the administration\'s problem? The reasons for this war and the objectives for invading Iraq have changed so many times. Do we even know why we are there? - sannan Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:05:07 +0100