[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.

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.

You are welcome to your opinion, at least for the moment. With the DemocRATs in power, I wouldn't count on being able to express it for long.

My opinion is that the loss of the 4th left the murderous 6th Century throwbacks an escape route and time to organize. Our failure to either isolate or put an end to the Baathists in Syria has led us to the situation today, including the victory of the DemocRATs.

Michael Frazier