I guess I am on what... five? Well, that's cool I guess. There is just a few things I need to get off my chest right now....
Iraq and other American endeavours:
Will bringing in 21,500 more US troops make a difference in Iraq? I think it's too little, is it too late? No, it never is. Look, we pulled out of Vietnam because we did not have the will to win it. We shouldn't have been there in the first place, but when you commit American lives to a cause that you think is justified then you need to be in it to win it. I'm just not a big fan of half-as*ed attempts of stabilizing a country we destablized and firing commanders who disagree with the Whitehouse.
Clinton screwed the military with all the cutbacks of the 90's and we engage in a war in which we did not have enough troops in the first place. To rebuild Iraq, quell the insurgency, train and re-arm their military we needed 250,000+ troops. I feel Saddam needed to go sooner or later whether it was our job to go it almost alone is for history to judge (building a coalition like Bush 1 did was smart, I know we tried, but didn't give it a real attempt).
Vietnam was another blunder in which the Whitehouse felt it should micro-manage a war, select targets, hold off bombings of the North, etc. They wasted two administrations and countless Vietnamese and American lives along the way. I hope that this war doesn't go the same route the other one went 40 years ago.
Bottom line, we should have had sufficient forces to go in with and be in it for the long haul. I'm no hawk, but you fight a war to win, not to barely maintain.
Protesters:
Find something better to do. Whine whine whine, go make a damn difference instead of holding up your signs. All you're doing is disrupting traffic for people who actually have jobs and need to pay bills.
Lost:
I'm disgusted with both sides, liberals have no idea what to do when they are in power and the neo-cons are making all of the wrong decisions when they have power.
Flickr:
Next blog entry I will get some pictures posted... Good bye.
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About the only observation I can agree with is that we "shouldn't have been there to begin with." What arrogance to think we can impose our ideology on such a radically different culture. How do you win against an enemy that thinks martyrdom is the thing to be desired above all else?
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