[tonycavanagh]

re : If so, by taking out their leadership or getting their attention diverted, would that be beneficial in Iraq? .

It would divert our resources from our mission in Iraq.

During the Vietnam war we poured huge amounts of ordnance onto North Vietnam it did not halt the flood of supplies, it did not enact regime change in North Vietnam.

We need to concentrate on Iraq not widen the war to include Iran.

We must keep doing what we are doing, holding the line while building up the Iraqi security forces.

[Nathan Zachary]

"During the Vietnam war we poured huge amounts of ordnance onto North Vietnam it did not halt the flood of supplies, it did not enact regime change in North Vietnam."

Wrong. it did have drastic effect. The war was won until the Democrats suceeded in chopping funding for the war. That in turn made the retreating NVA turn around and invade the south. John Kerry caused more deaths in vietnam and Cambodia than the entire war did.

[7thson]

How would it divert resources if you use tools you are not using now? I am talking about carrier groups. You are correct in the amount of ordinance in Vietnam. But I think we are dealing with different people here. In Vietnam, you had a nation somewhat conditioned by war. For how many years was Vietnam in conflict? When was the last time the enemy took it to the people of Iran? Did we bomb the political leadership of Vietnam? Time to go after the leadership and that includes the Imman's.