No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary.
No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake.
I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then.
I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.
Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.
I suspect that war will become obsolete only when something worse supercedes it.
It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.