2007-02-01 11:28:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Casey is just sucking up to Congress to get ratified as Chief of Staff. How very sad, seems cowardly to me. (This morning before his hearing the DC news said he had no chance, I guess he was listening and decided to side with Congress. It would be cool if Bush pulled his nomination, Lincoln went through quite a few Chiefs before he found Grant).
2007-02-01 11:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He predicted that congress would not like the idea of sending more troops so he started with a high number and is now bidding for a lower number. It's much easier to do that than try with a small number and ask a hostile congress for even more troops. If somebody tries to sell you a car they don't list it for $2,000 and then want you to pay $2,200. They list it for $2,000 so they can sell it for $1,800. Bush is doing the same thing. The odd thing is there was 160,000 troops in Iraq and now there is 135,000. He should have just not drawn down.
2007-02-01 15:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forgot the rest of what Casey said. He thinks 2 brigades more will be enough according to this new strategy, but doesn't disagree with Bush's proposal of 5 brigades because it will give general Petraus great flexibility. If you are going to post something you heard about. Please post the whole thing and not just what fits your agenda. This is the biggest problem on YA, people only pick out bits and peices of the truth so it can be twisted into their own views.
2007-02-01 11:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Isn't there supposed to be a little button that Bush can push and it will blow up the whole world? That would take care of all the terrorists once and for all. Then he, and all the other radical right born-again evangelicals can just go up to heaven and have a happy ever after.
2007-02-01 12:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by Chris R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I trust General Casey.
2007-02-01 11:34:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither, I lived during the Vietnam war the more we sent over there the more there were casualty's. It turns out to be a never ending cycle. Bring the troops home as quickly as posible and let the Iraqi figure out what they want in a goverment.
2007-02-01 11:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well so far I think Bush has the record for being wrong so Im going with Casey.
2007-02-01 11:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by sososad 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think there both a couple of cards short of a full deck.
2007-02-01 11:56:15 · answer #8 · answered by Third Uncle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of them are full of poo-poo. I think we need to make peace, and/or impeach the Prez for crimes against humanity.
2007-02-01 11:34:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither of them. The PEOPLE whome neither of them are listening to are correct.
2007-02-01 11:32:46 · answer #10 · answered by LM 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋