[xzins]

The current strategy of cordon, clear, hold with Iraqi forces is a formula for success.

It makes perfect sense when seen in the context of 90% of the Iraqi provinces being calm.

That prospect of an elected government and a military success is really troubling some people. They don't want us to get there. That will ensure conservative domination for years. Therefore, they need to pull out all stops to prevent it. If they can't, they'll pull out all stops to redefine it.

[Humidston]

they'll pull out all stops to redefine it

And if they succeed, we will need to go to ground because WWIII will be brought to our front doors in Anytown, USA.

Those people are insane if they believe otherwise.

[smoothsailing]

To me this is the beginning of deja vu all over again, as Yogi Berra would say.Except when he said it,it was funny

Not this time.

I was going to college on the GI Bill,after returning from Vietnam,when the Democrats cut off funding to our war effort then.

It wasn't the military that lost that war, it was the Democrat Party.

The President,the miltary and still some Republicans are steadfast today.All of us have to support them and not let them down.

I know you will,xzins, but I just had to rant a little bit.