Looking the New Way Forward

Well, apparently it is a foregone conclusion that tomorrow Bush is going to announce a "surge" of "fresh" US Troops into Iraq. First of all, do we have any "fresh" soldiers? Where are they going to come from? The top military official in the region, General John Abizaid, warned Congress in November last year that more troops are not the solution. Just about everyone is saying a military solution is not possible. Both Generals Colin Powell and Wesley Clark think more troops are a lousy idea. What does Bush do? Ignore General Powell. Ignore General Clark. Replace General Abizaid.


Oh really? Directly from this LA Times article: "defense officials say the U.S. commanders in Iraq have not settled on what that mission should be."
They apparently agree, however, that the new units should be given "clear instructions."
Is this really happening?
4 Comments:
Tar and damnation, x4mr!!
Take it easy with the images, will ya? Not sure where you found that first one, but that is some spooky shit.
You are right about the surge. It will not work.
As a plain-spoken person, I refuse the pseudonym, surge. Rather, the fact of the matter is that this represents an escalation. Good for Ted Kennedy for using that word.
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absurd thought -
never fight a war to win
that's what God thinks
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Strong words, Sirocco, but I am sad to say that I agree. I just don't get how adding 10% or 15% changes the fundamental dynamics.
Francine is right that we are just adding gas on the fire (escalation), meaning more will burn.
We are living in a period where humanity is enduring painful lessons.
Ouch.
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