[Prokopton]

Since the war began, we’ve lost about 70 troops a month. This compares with 526 a month in Vietnam, more than 900 a month in Korea and 6,639 a month during World War II.

We were facing perhaps 400,000 troops in Vietnam, about the same number in Korea and millions of Axis troops were against us in WWII. The number of combatants against us in Iraq is estimated at around 20,000. The Iraq war is very costly considering the force we are up against.

[gunner03]

We were facing perhaps 400,000 troops in Vietnam, about the same number in Korea and millions of Axis troops were against us in WWII. The number of combatants against us in Iraq is estimated at around 20,000. The Iraq war is very costly considering the force we are up against
Considering we are fighting a foe that chooses to fight as guerrillas, with nothing to identify them, and using women and children as shields, I think we’re doing good. Ask the troops, not the media.

[Mr. Silverback]

I don't accept your premise, but let's say for the sake of discussion that it's accurate. Even so, the defeatists want to do the following:

1. Assure (by leaving the battlefield in defeat) that the cost in lives buys us nothing.

2. Declare that a force of 20,000 has beaten a force of 140,000, instead of simply doing what is necessary to defeat the inferior force.

Sounds like a pretty crappy plan to me...and these folks all think they're smarter than Petraeus.