[rbmillerjr]

“I served my time in the military and in combat which I was extended for 6 months but when one makes an extension a big deal they lose focus of the real big deal, winning. I earned my right to be a “keyboard commando”.

Thank you for your service but 4 extra months in a counterinsurgency war is a huge deal. Soldiers and marines are patrolling on foot and vehicle down streets where they can be blown up in an instant - and they know that - it is a huge deal both psychologically stressful and to overall morale. It’s a shame that we don’t have a bigger military, which would alleviate this situation. Our troops will drive on but it is a big deal.

[af_vet_rr]

Thank you for your service but 4 extra months in a counterinsurgency war is a huge deal. Soldiers and marines are patrolling on foot and vehicle down streets where they can be blown up in an instant - and they know that - it is a huge deal both psychologically stressful and to overall morale. It’s a shame that we don’t have a bigger military, which would alleviate this situation. Our troops will drive on but it is a big deal.

I disagree. If we were losing 20 or 30 or 50 day, yes, I could see it being a big deal. But we are not - considering the fact that we have 150,000 or so troops in a country of 25 million - if the Iraqis wanted us out, we'd be losing 100+ a day easily. They don't, and because they want us there, we are losing very few troops every day - we can sustain the rate for years to come.

You do make a very important point - one that I agree upon - we need a bigger military.