[Darkwolf377]

When President George W. Bush declares that the Global War on Terror is "the concentrated work of generations," one has to wonder if he really means it. Certainly there's been little concentration on effective war mobilization, and other countries have noticed.

He makes comparisons where they don't make sense. The work of generations isn't something that can be done with intensity, with movie-like constant marching in the streets and sacrifice forever.

Pinkerton is yet another 9/10 mind who simply doesn't get it--the whole point is that this isn't like any other conflict we've ever been through. His economic comparisons are not like-to-like so they make no sense.

[LibLieSlayer]

Darkwolf377 NAILS IT!

LLS

[rhombus]

Six years after 9/11, the world is watching us prosper at home - and flounder abroad.

The floundering is not abroad but AT HOME. Primarily due to the Democratic media's 9/10 mindset and this generation's sit-com remote control mentality. If we don't focus on learning how to defeat terrorism we'll find it will ALWAYS be used against us and will ALWAYS defeat us. That is the lesson that some have failed to learn from Vietnam, Lebanon, Somalia and now Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Pinkerton's metrics are inappropriate comparisons. One cannot reasonably compare the economy of the USA today with our economy in WWII or the Civil War. Likewise, one cannot compare the quality of our military with the one we have today.

As a result, he make false comparisons and draws false conclusions.

Sure, we could have a stronger national commitment to our GWOT. However, it does not demand the resources that we had in previous conflicts.