So often, when the topic of this war comes up, people tend to utter notions of not liking the war.  They always add the ’now that we are there’ clause.  We even hear this on popular Sundays news hours by Congressional leaders and experts.   It is a mantra that has a nice pleasing buzz.

I have one question about  ’now that we are there....’  When did that become the basis for policy in America.  And now it is used for more than war.  The failing banking and housing industry gets to use it for their bail outs.  ’We do not like it , but now that we are here...’    Is this an uncommon law that has not been made public?  It guides America way to often. 

This train of thought is utterly flawed for it is only used for the absolute worst in failed policies.  And nothing is ever done to fix the policy.  We still do not have any law, policy or any assurance that prevents us ( the U.S.A) from attacking a nation that never attacked us.  In fact we did have such an International law, created by the US, in the US created UN by which self defense is only allowed in response to direct attack.  Iraq never attacked us. We broke our own International law.

So really, we are left with bubkus, sitting on our hands, with nothing but a comfort slogan of ’ now that we are there...’  And even with no end in sight, that mantra seems to be OK for millions of americans who truly believe themselves to be good people.

America has not lost.  America is lost.  There will be no solutions until we are true to ourselves, our policies, our laws.  With that in mind, " now that we are there..." can simply not be followed or supported.