[TigersEye]

"What everyone agrees is that we can’t just go on as we are," one senior military officer told NEWSWEEK. "We have to find a way to take the offensive against the insurgents. Right now, we are playing defense. And we are losing."

First I'll take my grain of salt, this coming from News Weak. This anonymous 'senior military officer,' is he retired? Sick Willy appointee? In any way shape or form associated with U.S. armed services? If it comes from an MSM source it needs triple verification.

[JustDoItAlways]

In the history of fighting against terrorist movements, this kind of strategy was almost always used when the terrorists were eventually defeated. When the terrorists won (which they have), it wasn't used.