[Eagles Talon IV]

Something has changed in Iraq over the past 60 days or so. Before then I would hear daily that another 1-4 of our boys were killed. But beginning about 45-60 days ago it seems that days go buy without an announcement by the gleeful msm of another soldier being killed. Perhaps the Iraqis really are getting much more involved in their own security and if so we should soon start seeing a modest take down of troop numbers.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

To me, this just describes the normal evolution of battle plans. As a situation changes you adjust. Circumstances are definitely different now than then. Attempting to fault the troops in 2003 and 2004 according to today's circumstances is not a valid comparison.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Like it or not, this is the description of a police action, not war.

Warriors should NOT be in any country fighting a police action. We should fight wars, not engage in police actions.

If we want to send Marines and Army soldiers overseas to engage in politically correct police actions, then we should form a new branch of the military and train heavily armed policemen for that task. It is nuts to have Marines in a place like this doing police action--this is NOT what they were trained for.

[norton]

"..reflect a growing sense that the U.S. military committed several major errors in 2003-04, when it lacked cultural understanding and tended to use force as the tool of first resort."

Spot the reporter who has never been shot at.