I'm glad that he's got a good bead on things and doesn't bullshit people. He warns that there will be tough decisions to be made in Iraq and that just because it's hard doesn't mean it's hopeless. It's good that the new troops will be in charge of security the civilian population instead of hunting insurgents. The insurgent hunt has more then enough soldiers to take care of the problem, but every soldier I speak with says that once they secure an area, and move on to the next, the insurgents come back to the previous area. With additional troops, they won't be able to come back.
But take a look at Ted Kennedy, he's already asking about a timetable to bring troops home. This is a vast mistake. You cannot give a specific time to when troops can begin withdrawal. If you do, insurgents know that if they hold out until X date, they will be fine. Plus, if the Iraqi government isn't ready by X date, do you leave them to the wolves? No, that would disastrous for everyone involved. It would fester until it exploded in the region or someone decided to take the fight to American streets against civilians.
I'll use this analogy that I remember reading from somewhere. If you are a police officer, and your informants and other officers from other precincts tell you that there's a crack house down the road from you, you're going to take care of it. You break down the door, but instead of a crack house, you find a child porn ring. Do you apologize and go home? No of course not, you bust them for the child porn. Now, once the people have been arrested, do you leave the children found at the home to fend for themselves? Of course not, you offer them protection and kindness until they reach a point where they can grow and fend for themselves.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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