They never cease to amaze.... They got it spot on this time, and deserve the kudos for it.
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Oshkosh man’s role in Iraq more clear than nation’s
The loss of Oshkosh Army Capt. Benjamin Jansky has given all of those national questions about our involvement in the Iraq war a local face.
Our city has reached a point where the national questions about the duration of the war and its price are no longer separate. Some who have questioned these issues in the past may now find company in people who hadn’t.
We strain now to serve loyalties to a president who declared “mission accomplished” when we now know it isn’t. In our search for answers about where Jansky fit into the bigger picture, we see honorable service. In our search for answers about where our nation fits into the bigger picture, we see less clarity.
In the name of Benjamin Jansky, we implore our president who authorized this war to give the reassurances that we need.
Tell us, Mr. President, how many more good men and women our military planners expect to die in order to win this war, American and Iraqi? How many?
Tell us, Mr. President, what are the specifics of which troops will leave first, reserve or regulars?
Tell us, Mr. President, what is the exit strategy so we may know that there is one. Is there an exit strategy?
The only certainty that Oshkosh has in this war in Iraq is that we don’t have answers to the above questions. But we know for a fact that we have lost a fine and very young man.
The Final Thought: The loss of a local son in Iraq in the face of a continued lack of direction in that war is an imbalance that isn’t acceptable.
http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_22074201.shtml
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