Is the sacrifice worth it?

Is it worth it?

Our illustrious President asked this question last night. The guy who lied us into this war, who has squandered billions of dollars on it, who is personally responsible for the deaths of 1000s of American military personnel and uncountable innocent Iraqis as well as having no personal stake in this boondoggle answered, "Yes"

You know, every time I hear this jackass say this kind of crap, I remember the scene from Shrek. Lord Farquaad is giving a speech to the knights he is about to send off to fight the dragon. He says, "Some of you may die but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make."

Now, I'm not so blind that I can't see what a quagmire the war in Iraq is. Should we stay or pull out, I don't think there is a good answer to that question. It kind of boils down to whether we stay and kill more people or leave and let more people die. Does killing more soldiers somehow validate the death of the ones who died before them or does pulling out before more die make it more meaningful?

It just chaps my ass that the PTB are so fucking smug and cavalier about all my fellow soldiers coming home in body bags or without their legs and arms.