During the American Revolution, our rag-tag army fought for their own nation and for freedom. We were outclassed, but it was the desire and passion and leadership that won the Revolution for us.
The "poor Iraqi" lame excuse (not your words) doesn't cut it. If they can't get their national act together to fight terrorism, they will never be able to run their own country themselves. If this is the case, we are wasting our time and dying unnecessarily.
I have two nephews in Iraq (one Marine nephew has been there twice and their unit is on notice of a third trip there soon) and I have a third nephew that has top-secret clearance (ex-Army and now private sector under government contract). Whatt is going on over there is BS. We are not waging war but a politcally correct police action.
In fact, my one Marine nephew is with a heavy artillery unit. Guess what? They are stuffing rifles in their hands and told to go be infantry. They were trained in heavy artillery and now fighting street to street against thugs hiding in mosques that we are not allowed to blow up, even though they are used as bunkers. This is no way for a Marine to die. That are trained to wage war, not LBJ style BS.
Your post is right on target, sir.
...During the American Revolution, our rag-tag army fought for their own nation and for freedom. We were outclassed, but it was the desire and passion and leadership that won the Revolution for us. ...
Ok...
But the iraqis are not americans.
It was not their Indepence War.
It was the US-s war to get rid of an unfriendly regional power.
But it CAN turn into their Indepence War - for exactly the opposite effect.
You can not kick down the door and push down the freedom on peoples' throat halfway then expect them to swallow it and say thank you for it...