I finally lost it on Facebook today, and this rant cost me 27 'friends'!
"The most appalling part of the unfolding tragedy that is Iraq's civil war is that it was completely predictable and was, in fact, predicted by many, many experts on the Middle East! Further compounding the tragedy is that those lonely voices who urged restraint and/or development of a well thought-out 'occupation-and-exit strategy', like then-head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Shinseki, were either shouted down or shoved aside by the ravenous warmongers, their cheerleaders and others hell-bent on toppling that admittedly despicable thug, Saddam Hussein.
Iraq was and is not Japan or Germany, both of whom we occupied after the end of WW2. Both of those nations had largely homogenous populations, unlike Iraq, yet the U.S. and its democratic allies still meticulously planned for 3-4 years what would be absolutely necessary to establish stable, post-war, democratic societies in those conquered nations. Rebuilding and stabilizing Japan and Germany took MASSIVE amounts of resources and more time than was involved in winning the war itself, yet history clearly shows that it was worth it to do so.
I sincerely hope and pray that a workable solution can be found to stop the civil war in Iraq, but I want to hear NOTHING-- not ONE D*MN WORD!-- from the Cheneys, Wolfowitzes, et al, who created the mess! They had their chance, and the blew it, so they need to shut up and sit down!
/rant over"
I may have lost 'friends' over this post, but DAMN, did it feel good to get this off of my chest!
= new reply since forum marked as read
My post got 127 'likes', so far.
why. 
--imm
I was called 'an old hippie' by a couple of recently-departed 'friends'.
I say it when I look in the mirror in the morning! 
Speaking as a Freak-in-good-standing, your rant is pretty mild, compared with the actions you are excoriating. Anybody who bails on you for that needs a thicker epidermis.
The ones who unfriended you probably were not worth it.
Thank you!
She had a sex conference (srsly; she has an advanced degree in sexuality studies!) in Monterey last week, and headed up to SF/Berkeley afterwards (the degree is from SF State; she has kept her 415 cell digits while living in Atlanta!)
My crime? Daring to point out that San Jose is almost precisely midway in between. "I am deleting you. You need to respect that I am married! I do not appreciate these requests to hang!..."
just "friends." Your friends are here.
If you're feeling Friend Short, I'll gladly be your friend. You can join the six I have.
You would have gotten a "like" from me. Great rant!
... that were worth keeping. Nothing you said was untrue, and I've said it in a much harsher way
One always finds out who their friends are when they fall on hard times or stand up for what they believe in. It's devastating when you've fallen on hard times, but in this instance it should make you feel exhilarated. And sounds like you are. Congratulations!
that was well stated and correct.
That was actually a rather mild "rant", IMO.
Your righty friends must be a thin-skinned bunch, indeed.
Were they really significant as "friends"?
I a have heard some things about it, but really could never see a need for such.
I figure who needs friends anyway, it's so much easier just to talk to yourself 
I pretty much have to stay away from politics, but I do "nibble around the edges" from time to time.
I have to believe that the RW's have me pegged.
Sorry you lost so many "friends" but you may find there is a silver lining, i.e. your page will be much more relaxing to read.
Of course, you'll always have your friends at the NSA "liking" what you have to say!
But I'm pretty sure I wouldn't lose a one of them over a rant like yours.
Well done!!
(remember......"with friend like that, who needs....."
