Comments on: IRAQ: CHANGING STRATEGY FOR CHANGING TIMES

By: Spider

Spider — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:36:52 +0000

Very interesting reading this one year later.

I wonder if all the myopic Bush supporters are still as cnvinced that invading Iraq and diverting resources from the fight against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan/Wajiristan etc was appropriate?

By: JohnnyTremaine

JohnnyTremaine — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 01:33:30 +0000

Um, Mike, last I checked the Democrats cannot in any way force a withdrawal. They are the minority party in both the Senate and the House. The only way U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq is if the President as Commander in Chief orders it, or if the GOP majority in Congress votes to pull military funding for the war.

By: Mike's America

Mike's America — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:26:50 +0000

Special Report with Brit Hume on Fox News aired an interesting report by Brett Baier where he cut President Bush’s Victory Strategy speech in with statements and reports from Iraq documenting the progress cited by the President.

We are winning this war and the only way we could lose it is if Democrats succeed in forcing a hasty withdrawal.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:28:08 +0000

Sigh Harlan. You said, “How do you lose a war to a country with no real government or military.”

Let’s examine what you’re saying exactly:

“How do you lose a war…” Um, we won the war. We defeated Iraq. The war we’re in now is a different war and not against any country; and it is still ongoing, so we haven’t lost it.

“…to a country with no real government or military.” Iraq does have a government and military. They are our allies. The people we are fighting are a few remaining elements of the old regime, but most are imported Arab terrorists.

So, nothing in your statement is in any way factual.

By: Harlan James

Harlan James — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:30:44 +0000

Andrew: As I said, “…a country with no government or military.” What would you like me to call Iraq, a bran muffin?

Words have meaning, Andrew. put down the woodblocks and check out a dictionary some day.

Besides, didn’t Donald Rumsfeld warn you about the use of the word “insurgency?”

By: cjg

cjg — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:58:38 +0000

I imagine the writer of the post
not knowing America and it’s allies are fighting a terrorist
organisation other than a country
thinks we should have a real
enemy with a real country.
Sorry, we only have terrorists from many countries to deal with.
Maybe we could have a summitt
of terrorists, and get them to
sign some sort of “plan” to bring
peace to the ME.
Sure, that would work, don’t ya
think? It is too bad we can’t find them to send an invitation
to the Peace Sumitt.
Well, maybe next year.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:39:58 +0000

Harlan, that shows your complete ignorance of insurgency warfare. The fact that you think we’re at war with a country is very telling.

By: Harlan James

Harlan James — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:38:16 +0000

Q) How do you lose a war to a country with no real government or military?

A) Put George W. Bush in charge.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:36:19 +0000

The biggest problem the Bush administration has always had is their poor communication. This is not confined to just the President, who obviously isn’t a great public speaker, but to the administration as a whole. They are a very secretive and I don’t think it has served them well. Had they come out from the beginning and been more open and honest about the course of the war, I seriously doubt public opinion on the war would have eroded as much as it has. Even I, who is well versed with what is going on in Iraq, was confused by some of the junk, generalized information the White House was giving out. I just hope this new willingness to explain and keep the average American informed is not too little too late.

By: Little Miss Attila

Little Miss Attila — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:27:03 +0000

Timetables vs. Checklists

Well, one of those telegraphs our intentions to the enemy, and encourages the insurgency to keep going because “help is on the way.” The other is a realistic, hardheaded way to foster Iraqi independence. Rightwing Nuthouse parses out an AP…