[Happy2BMe]

"what was the typical loss of life each month to US forces in Vietnam?"

Well, you're preaching to the choir.

Body bags speak louder than politics. I can handle it if we are not hogtied like we were in Nam.

We've got the means and the justification - WHERE IS THE LEADERSHIP?

[TomGuy]

if we are not hogtied like we were in Nam.

We are the richest nation with the best trained troops and the most military hardware the world has ever seen.

Our Defense Department should be able to 'correct' the situation developing in Iraq through the use of all the massive amounts and types of weaponry we've been paying for for decades. So, why are they being prohibited from doing the job they were sent to do?

GWB and Company should consider that, if the war in Iraq smacks of politicing for election purposes, GWB and Company will be voted out by a landslide. Otherwise, GWB and Company need to free the military to finish the war before trying to set up a democratic government in Iraq. Finish the war first before turning over law enforcement activities to local police forces.