The Turkey-Russia Confrontation Reminds US: War Is Too Important To Be Left To Generals

Breitbart.com ^ | November 25, 2015 | Virgil

[Biggirl]

The first thing to remember about the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter-jet is that it could just as easily have happened to an American aircraft. Yes, the situation in Syria is that complex; there’s plenty of risk to go around—and that’s before anyone starts putting “boots on the ground.”

[econjack]

The declaration of war needs to be done by the politicians. Once done, however, the generals need to run the war. Since the Korean Conflict, politicians have set the rules of engagement and, I think, have killed more Americans than would have happened had the generals managed the war. If Truman had taken the politically correct approach to the war in the Pacific, we’d still be fighting door-to-door in Japan and the loss of additional American lives would be catastrophic. War is ugly...end it as quickly as you can.

[pgkdan]

So today, what’s needed, at the highest level, are purposeful politicos, who understand that Russia vs. Turkey is an unfortunate and unnecessary sideshow, distracting from the main mission—namely, annihilating ISIS.

Since Turkey has been bombing our Kurdish allies, buying oil from ISIS and providing safe havens for ISIS terrorists, I don't think this is a sideshow at all.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Let me see now. We have Isis, Al Qaeda, Syrian Government Army, Russians, Iranians, Hezbollah, Syrian Rebels, Turkmen Rebels, Americans, French, Jordanians, Turks, Iraqi Kurds, Turkish Kurds and the Israelis, all fighting on or near each other for the same Real Estate. Have I missed anybody? The one thing in common is they all either hate or distrust each other. Is this a page out of Armageddon?

[smokingfrog]

If generals aren’t going to run the war, then what do we pay them for? Sheesh! Of course, 0bama doesn’t have a specific plan to defeat ISIS, and probably wouldn’t listen to his generals anyway.