Posted on 06/17/2014 8:57:42 AM PDT by xzins
They NEED to be told the truth.
The truth is that as long as they were there, this was successful.
Our troops are the best in the world. They just haven't had leadership that even began to measure up to them.
And let's not beat around the bush...Obama is the worst?
What really makes Obama the worst? That he continues to let our troops die and be maimed in a war that he has no intention of fighting, in a war in which he's tied their hands with rules of engagement that don't really allow them to protect themselves, and in a war where he gives every appearance of coddling and comforting the enemy.
My criticism of this article is not that it is wrong, but that it takes no notice of those who’ve spilled their blood, lost their limbs, and invested their lives all at the call of their nation.
They NEED to be told the truth.
The truth is that as long as they were there, this was successful.
Our troops are the best in the world. They just haven’t had leadership that even began to measure up to them.
And let’s not beat around the bush...Obama is the worst?
What really makes Obama the worst? That he continues to let our troops die and be maimed in a war that he has no intention of fighting, in a war in which he’s tied their hands with rules of engagement that don’t really allow them to protect themselves, and in a war where he gives every appearance of coddling and comforting the enemy.
This nation building crap is and always will be a failure and a criminal waste of American lives and treasure.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it entirely possible to drill for oil through a sheet of glass?
The problem with America isn’t with its troops.
The problem is that America cannot be trusted and is basically schizo.
Furthermore, if she can’t fix herself, then she can’t fix anything else.
Frankly, if I lived in another country, and I saw us coming to save that country, I’d be frightened, because we are bat sh!t crazy collectively speaking.
I know you can drill holes in glass....
The 1953 story annoys me. I’m fed up with ridiculous rationalizations like the 1953 overthrow. We need to overthrow the intellectual elite like bandow who always blame america first.
OK, then - we have a solution to the Middle East problem.
I’m dense this morning, MrB. Probably need more coffee.
You’re gonna have to explain where you’re going with this.
Then America should stop letting them into this country for anything.
It’s old news. I’ll give you that.
Nonetheless, I’m not blaming America when I say we fought this last war the wrong way. A reprisal should be relatively short, it should take out your enemy, and it should reduce the capability of your enemy.
The nation building stuff was an over-reach. That said, GW Bush was my president. I voted for him. He made that decision, so I supported him and our troops. I always pray for their victory.
The problem with our system is that one president gives way to another and old policies get forgotten or set aside.
I blame the leaders.
Sand + H-bomb = GLASS.....................
Put on your green glass filter.
I think he’s suggesting we nuke the whole thing from orbit..just to be sure.
LOL. I am dense this morning.
I kept going glass, oil....glass, oil...
Where’s that coffee?!
Sand + intense heat = glass
See #15 (and take it easy on me...my brain has unannounced down time every now and then...)
It’s simple: pull out but attack a different target every Sept. 11th.
I like the sentiment
In all fairness, even before W. Bush was in office, the Pentagon was realigning for the “war belt” across North Africa, the ME, and southern Asia, figuring for the next 100-200 years, that is where the hottest wars will be.
There were even plans for AFRICOM (Africa Command) that would be in the center of the hurricane. And here’s why.
The intelligence estimates were that the whole belt was tinder dry and ready to explode. With the Khan nuclear weapons scheme fully underway, there was a good chance that it would escalate to a medium sized nuclear war. And yes, that would have directly affected the US.
So like a big dry forest in summer, it was thought that “controlled burns” could reduce the risk. And as far as that goes, they might have been right.
After 9-11, we finally realized that large, well financed and fanatical organizations were trying to destabilize much of the world, so we decided to channel them to concentrating and fighting our soldiers over there, rather than waiting for them to attack us here.
And in pursuit of that goal, we have exterminated an awful lot of such villains, even though many remain.
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