This has got to be the dumbest thing I have ever read in my life. This stupid idiot thinks attacks using car bombs, rockets, and road side bombs can be handled by Police using hand pistols and billy clubs.
But even more than that who will control Iraq if we leave? Will it likely be the Al Qeada? You betcha.
Has anyone figured out why we have not been attacked since 911? It has nothing to do with secure borders. It has to do with the consequences not being worth the cost. Attacking the USA was not worth Afghanistan and Iraq. They don't know what the cost will be if they hit us again while Bush is president. NUKES for all of ISLAM is not out of the question.
So we are safe... for the time being.
If we pull out in defeat then .. we are open game. This nation will be run by surrender monkeys and all the border fences and port inspections will not be worth a pitcher of spit.
Why don't we replace the US army with the New York police department... That ought to counter that insurgency in no time at all.
How would that go "Can I see your drivers license please?"
I wonder if we are overlooking one of the key differences between "police style" approaches and "military style" approaches.
The military is trained to kill the bad guys, and has less training in working with population to get them on our side. Police are trained to see the bad guys as exceptions to the population, and discover who they are and deal with them. Sounds like what we need are either military guys with some police training, or police with military weapons. Or better yet, more Special Forces, who do have training in working with the local population. It's clear a pure "kill the bad guys" approach isn't the answer.
Hear Hear. Everything you said is the truth. Bully for you.