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To: samtheman
sounds like Obama has found a general of like mind don’t kill the enemy, let the enemy kill you (or more precisely, your own soldiers)

I don't believe this is true. I think McChrystal and Petraeus and others are trying to win this war. Their strategy may be counter-intuitive, leading initially to more casualties, but then the Surge was counter-intuitive as well. And so have a lot of other military campaigns in history. Just my opinion. But there's no way I am going to compare McChrystal --who's put himself in harm's way for this country for the last 3 decades-- with that loser in the White House.

8 posted on 10/04/2009 8:05:57 PM PDT by Saije
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To: Saije

give me a break

the surge was not counter-intuitive

the surge was based on finding and killing bad guys

our strategy in Afghanistan is to get our own a$$’s blown off


9 posted on 10/04/2009 8:07:40 PM PDT by samtheman
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To: Saije

“I think McChrystal and Petraeus and others are trying to win this war. Their strategy may be counter-intuitive, leading initially to more casualties, but then the Surge was counter-intuitive as well. And so have a lot of other military campaigns in history. Just my opinion. But there’s no way I am going to compare McChrystal —who’s put himself in harm’s way for this country for the last 3 decades— with that loser in the White House.”

I absolutely agree!!!!


10 posted on 10/04/2009 8:08:12 PM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: Saije
Their strategy may be counter-intuitive

I.e., unimaginable to the keyboard kommandos hereabouts who advocate the "kill 'em all" strategy.

11 posted on 10/04/2009 8:09:29 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: Saije

Didn’t anyone see Jed Babbin on Huckabee this weekend? These generals are NOT of like mind to the Failure in Chief. It’s been suggested that both Patreus and McChrystal might resign if their efforts continue to be blocked by the anti military attitude of this abhorrent administration . Wait and see: this could be very serious and very telling very soon.
These generals are heroes: they know what they need and and they would never willingly put the lives of their men in harms way. Of course, they want to win the war!


33 posted on 10/04/2009 8:51:37 PM PDT by Mountain Mary
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