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Hey, I don't have the answers, seriously I don't. Let's just say that I'm beginning to think that the concept of a prolonged but "nice" war just does not work for this country.

Nobody has the answers. IMHO, Bush43 and Rumsfeld knew that the US would never support a full court press, even after 911's horror. And the public's disdain for military action, incubated for decades in the post Vietnam era, has persuaded our leaders to adopt the fantasy that we can prevail against massed fanatics by solely resorting to military "transformation" etc..

This delusion was so complete by 2001, that when the Pentagon's own war gaming pointed to the difficulties and likely undesirable outcomes of its preferred tactics for the Middle East, it meant little to the planners- who had largely been responsible for a previously limited, and therefore quickly successful, sortie into the Kuwait/Iraq mess in '91.

Attitudes in the military are frequently no different than those generally present in the public from which they are drawn. Most usually go along to get along. The emergence of a Mitchell, a Patton, a LeMay, a Rickover etc. is as rare as hen's teeth--just as is the emergence of a Teddy Roosevelt or a Ronald Reagan. The public just can't abide the sacrifices and diligence required-- not until things begin to look bleak that is.

And things will eventually look bleak enough to rouse the country. Of course, the question is will this awakening come in time? Who knows? As for me, I'm through putting effort into being mad as hell at Mikey Moore, Colmes etc. and the rest of the village idiots in the media who are unaware, or perhaps very aware, of what is coming. I'm going to concentrate my efforts, at every opportunity, to belittle- cajole- and challenge the cretins, less than half of which care to vote, who reside in my own locality.

I've skimmed through the thread prior to my post. Thanks everyone for the great comments.