To: RJCogburn
At the risk of sounding callous, losing one man a day is not a quagmire. If we cannot stomach losing 365 men a year to pursue a strategic goal of the US, we are in real trouble. We must stay and achieve our goal realizing we are there for the long haul. It has only been weeks since the end of organized combat. This is not the time for handwringing.
15 posted on
06/22/2003 8:35:47 AM PDT by
kabar
To: kabar
At the risk of sounding callous, losing one man a day is not a quagmire.Yes, you're right, it's not. Until you're the company commander who has to write the letter to the next of kin.
16 posted on
06/22/2003 8:42:33 AM PDT by
Archangelsk
(Me, You, 6, 4, 2....what a crock.)
To: kabar
At the risk of sounding callous, losing one man a day is not a quagmire.Okay, when is it?
We must stay and achieve our goal
Which is, in your opinion?
31 posted on
06/22/2003 9:58:19 AM PDT by
RJCogburn
(He's a short, feisty fellow with a messed up lower lip.)
To: kabar
At the risk of sounding callous, losing one man a day is not a quagmire. So how many is a quagmire? Ten a day or more? Please give the number, I am curious.
If we cannot stomach losing 365 men a year to pursue a strategic goal of the US, we are in real trouble.
What exactly this "strategic goal" was? To prevent imminent WMD attack? Introducing democracy in Iraq and letting Iraqis to choose their government? Can you answer?
43 posted on
06/22/2003 11:32:16 AM PDT by
A. Pole
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