Musings of a Dumb Ass

Musings of a Dumb Ass....... I've maintained a blog for over three years and with three servers, and of course right or wrong I put on it whatever I please. In blogging myself I also surf others and follow some of them regularly, and I seldom comment on any one else's, and obviously very few readers do either, although blog surfing is a big deal. Most political bloggers are partisan to the core and whatever their party's position on an issue, it is also likely to be the position of the blogger, thought not required for opinion. Those kinds never interest me. Realizing probably fewer find anything interesting in what I might think about anything, I will now exercise my right to be a Dumb Ass and put my observations down in a permanent way that can be referred to at a later time to see how I stacked up. I warn you, in the past, my track record has been pretty damned good, so be prepared to use your non-partisan brain to join in the pursuit of simple questions to determine the status of present situations in IRAQ...... Should this war have ever reached status enough to be entered into history? Has America's interests been served in any way? Because of the Iraq war, has our influence in the rest of the world grown in a positive way? Have any of America's allies supported this war in a truly committed way? (Committed would mean support with effective troop numbers and funds rather than token representation) Has the war in Iraq created stability of any definition within our borders? In Iraq itself,.... from the perspective of anyone on the planet observing the goings on,....... Is any gain being made on repairing the collateral damage inflicted on the country? Is the Iraqi economy stable by anyones standards? Are Iraqi's able to move freely unimpeded by military? Is the establishment of a democratic form of government on the want list of the majority in Iraq? With what clearly are all the signs of insurrection and civil war imminent, is the occupiers (us) in any position of power to prevent such an event? From the Iraqi man in the street's view point........ Does any Iraqi in the country have a feeling of safety? When an American military convoy passes by does it give him a feeling of measured protection for him and his family? Is it likely that the passing convoy gives him a good feeling of any kind? As the Americans pass through the communities in search of insurgents, kicking down doors and holding residents at gunpoint while they do their sweep, is it likely the Iraqi's will be inclined to thank them as they leave? As Muslims, is it likely that any Iraqi whether Sunni, Shiite, or Kurd will view any American as anything other than an infidel and invader? These questions can go on and on and on. We can stubbornly answer them with whatever we percieve as justification for our involvement and whether we're correct or not, there's always this problem of truth, right and wrong, and logic. That's what keeps this guy awake at night................