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We havent had a headline grabbing, we are serious about this war action in 3 years. This has allowed the left and the media to rightly cry that we are mired down, with no plan for victory. You telling me that it was our plan to have our troops act as crossing guards this whole time only to get the go signal today?

We've be fighting al-Qaeda and Sunnis insurgents in the North. We've been training 350,000 Iraqi Security forces, now with many new Sunni recruits. It's show time now against the Shia Militias. And we've got the power of the Iraqi Security forces backed by a constitutionally enpowered Iraqi government to help clean up its own fat-boy mess.

You telling me that it was our plan to have our troops act as crossing guards this whole time only to get the go signal today?

No me no say that. You read what I said again. Okay?

We havent had a headline grabbing, we are serious about this war action in 3 years.

That is true and it's been the major factor in losing the PR war against posturing RATS.

Since America being in a war more specifically means fighting the enemy and the Democrats at the same time. We need to fight the PR war as well. The Rats do everyday. So we moved to FOB's and lost men everyday to cheapshots and IED's. Let Sadr punk us. Bad for Iraq, bad for the US., bad for our Trooper heroes and red meat for the Democrats. This was a mistake. We need action.

Our people want the best for our Troopers, and the best is for them to win and come home. Americans love when their Troopers are active. Our losses are always lower when we engage aggressively. We lose stature in the Arab world when we tolerate troublemakers like Sadr who opposes openly and yet, lives.

I think more publicly aggressive tactics could only have bolstered the President last election. Americans like to kick the bad guys ass. It's what we do.