Originally Posted by faithful_servant

Nice diversion, Mikeyy. Now what is the dollar value of freedom? IMO, there is no dollar amount that could ever possibly exceed the freedom that the Iraqi people have gained. The sacrifice we made was well worth every last dime. The closing of the rape rooms, the unplugging of the plastic shredders, the end of the institutionalized torture ans systematic terrorization of the Iraqi is worth every penny. 20 years ago we would have seen liberals walking in circles, carrying signs demanding freedom for the people of Iraq, now all we hear is that it cost too much. Freedom never comes cheaply, it is bought and paid for in blood, cash, lives and national prosperity. It can bankrupt millions, it can destroy nations, it can bring about such upheaval that the people in the midst of it will wonder if it was truly worth it. But, future generations will bear the best fruit of this freedom. The children of Iraq are the ones who will truly see the greatest benefit. And yes, our children will probably still be paying some of the financial cost, but they will also live in a world where terrorists will know that there are people who will fight them, no matter what he cost and that knowledge will be critical to stopping future terrorists from trying to take over soveriegn nations as they did in Afghanistan and failed to do in Iraq. The world will be a better place and the cost will be worth it. You can babble on about the tactics used to move us into a place where we could carry this out, but that takes absolutely nothing away from the undeniable fact that we stopped the terrorists in Iraq, that we liberated millions of people from oppression and that it was all worth it.