Posted on 04/26/2007 11:40:22 AM PDT by noname247
You would be amazed at how fast a large military force not encumbered by moronic ROEs can wipe out insurgent scum.
Pray to God we defeat Al-Qaeda before the Dems ensure our surrender.
My prayers are with Patreaus and Sattar. Real men.
The only way to beat this insurgency is to get local leaders, real leaders, to got get them. Not for us, but for themselves.
I pray we aren’t making a deal with Stalin to beat Hitler. But the reality is that there is no other way, and Petraeus knows it.
Terrific news, and one more reason why the Iraqis will have to carry the burden, and, lacking some of our ROE, can eventually do it pretty well.
Petraeus of Arabia
Ping
only with our help they can
Sattar is secular and non sectarian. You couldn’t possibly get a better Sunni leader then that.
He is also forming his own political party to run in the next two elections.
Each side has some advantages. They aren’t encumbered by our rules of engagement and/or constrictions on torture. But they can’t track and find these guys, or provide instant firepower and air support, like we can. As in Afghanistan, the best results will come when our forces work together.
Absolutely. If the generals and pols used WWII rules of engagment this thing would have been over long ago. You kill the enemy and his supporters. Nothing less.
The Anbar Salvation Council is conscripting tens of thousands in Ramadi and Fallujah into the fight.
Good. Hope he has lots of bodyguards.
Loan ‘em the keys to some AC-130s!
This Is Counterterrorism, Senator ~~ (Positive news from IRAQ...why Harry Reid is worried....)
Nothing wrong with a draft when the future of your country is at stake. If there were insurgents running around my state, I would expect the national guard to protect us, just as they rescued the Katrina victims. If there were not enough Guard available, reinstating the draft would be a logical next step to remedy the problem. Only in america is ‘draft’ a ‘four letter word’
That is particularly good news. Ultimately it must come down to a workable political situation.
B-b-b-b-ut (the Dems will say), this is not a fair fight; Al-qaeda is only supposed to have to fight against SOFT targets. Wa-a-a-a-a-h!
Can Petraeus Pull It Off?(Some good war news...for a change.)
They can find a "base" and holler Ollie Ollie oxen free free free?
The ROE's are favoring the terrorists. Fighting a war with Liberal PC rules is defeatist.
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