Is it my imagination or are things getting bad again in Iraq? I've already blogged about how our efforts in Iraq are jeopardizing our effort in Afghanistan, but since the first of the year, I've heard of multiple attacks that have resulted in US military casualty. Does that suggest that a draw down in the so called "troop surge" back down to pre-surge levels mean a return to pre-surge casualties? Then all the rhetoric about "the surge is working"… well sure it works, just like reduced class sizes works. If you reduce the "SU Troop to Insurgent" ratio, then you have better control over the classroom. Why everyone was so content to ignore the possibility that an unsustainable surge was as temporary as the strategy is a shocking display of short sightedness.
As I've mentioned, I don't think that it's fair to tear up a country and then leave them hanging, (like we're doing in Afghanistan), but if I had to prioritize, I would start troop withdrawal from Iraq and put resources into intelligence so we can keep a very close eye on what is going on there. In the meantime, we should be aggressively rebuilding our military and rehabilitating our physically and emotional wounded soldiers.
This entire situation disturbs me SO terribly; the way that GWB and company have run this country into the ground is so sad and painful. I want to be proud to be an American, but it's hard right now.
1 comment:
I know someone who was in Iraq for almost 2 yrs this round and the last time ( the first time ) a year. I feel it's horrible how the liberal media constatly potrays how the Iraqi's hate us and dont want us there but to what he has experienced is totally different. NO matter how anyone feels about the war with Iraq, it had to be done, sadaam and his sons WERE EXTREMELY vicious and heinous to their people, they would kill soccer players who didn't score well !
truth is the way I feel about it, we shouldnt get involved with any country to help period. We need to stop things like ethnic cleansing example clinton did horrible on that one with rwanda cause he was to busy trying to get out of trouble. But as far as other things we should keep our nose out, our country is falling so behind in education and other things I fear for our childrens future !
I will be coming back and reading your blogs, very insightful
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