[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.
"One more division (thank you Turkey) would likely have snuffed out the insurgency before it could start..."

I believe history will see our loss of the use 4th ID in the beginning of the war was ultimately devastating.

Michael Frazier

[68skylark]

I believe history will see our loss of the use 4th ID in the beginning of the war was ultimately devastating.

I take the other view. The culture in the Middle East is horrible -- a rancid mix of rage, passivity, self-pity, ignorance and misogyny. One more division in Iraq wouldn't have put a dent in a 5,000 year history of barbarity.

I think a lot of Americans really underestimate how truly ^&$%#ed up the rest of the world really is.

[iopscusa]

I support the IRAQI 2 engagement even with the current state of affairs and also think the lack of the 4th ID via Turkey was the crucial missing link to containing the insurgency. By the time Colin Powell had fumbled the ball and loss access thru Turkey, the battle was unstoppable. Colin P. had managed to screw IRAQ for the 2nd time...