I think people can tend to fall into two camps whether they like Bush and decry anything critical of the war or they hate Bush and will smother any good news.
What people should be doing is focusing on victory and actively trying figure out how best to do that with the least amount of American casualties. The left wants to retreat but the Bush administration doesn't seem to want to change tactics. If he has, he isn't telling the public.
While it is easy to play Monday morning quarterback, many people including myself, were saying that Muqtada Al-Sadr should have been dealt with well over two years ago.. Bush said he wouldn't appease terrorists, but as soon as Saddam fell, we began appeasing terrorists (Al-Sadr)
Some people don't think the Iraqis can govern themselves and need an iron fist. Many of those people are liberals, but to say that they imply that the Iraqis are inferior people.
http://purveyors-of-truth.blogspot.com
Have you ever read about the situation in Germany 3 years after WWII?
I wonder if any soldiers/marines wrote such letters, and if they would have made it into Newsweek?
The Iraqis identified where it was coming from and immediately returned fire, but by the time they successfully translated where the fire was from it had stopped [...]
Anytime an American fires a weapon there has to be an investigation into why there was an escalation of force. That wouldn't have stopped us from firing, but it prevents us from just firing indiscriminately. We have to have positively identified targets. That is why I am now a big fan of having the Iraqis with us. They can fire at whatever the hell they want, we call it the "Iraqi Death Blossom." These guys receive one shot and the whole unit fires at everything in sight until the attached American unit gets them to control their fire. That's fine with me
This has been one of the biggest complaints that I have heard from our troops. You can thank the left for this.
FYI.
Not too difficult to understand. Let's see...when are the US mid-term elections?
This is Newsweek...I might consider paying attention months after the elections are over, if at all. Until then (and probably until further notice) what I think of Newsweek's content and opinion:
