One last thing to all.
We like to believe in some Hollywood reality for our lives and that especially extends to our wars.
War is not Hollywood. War is not a movie.
That things are horrible beyond belief and to some extent unpredictable is why Sherman said, "War is Hell."
You have to be willing to walk through Hell for your mission objective or you shouldn't go to war in the first place.
Now that the realities of war are becoming apparent to some, rather than give up their illusions about war, and the perfection and invicibility of our just cause and wonderful armed forces, some must find a scapegoat.
If we haven't had a Hollywood ending to this war in the first 2 1/2 hour reel, then something is wrong with the planners and executors of the war...right?
Grow up.
And Merry Christmas to all!