Is this all Bush is saying: "Give war a 9 billionth chance!"?

Answer 1

That's a *bit* of an over-exaggeration, though I can understand how easy it is to make, what with $9 billion having gone missing in our aid to Iraq (hey, I bet that's where you got the number! )

That said, I can't think of any other area in live--certainly not in business--where a person can consistently fail to show positive results for their supporters' investments, and yet keep insisting that the *next* investment is the one that will work.

Answer 2

We are in a guerilla war, but because of politics, we are not allowed to declare it a guerilla war and must label the increasingly effective guerilla forces arrayed against us as 'terrorists, criminals and dead-enders.'

This implies that there is a zero sum game at work, i.e. we can simply kill X number of the enemy and then the fight is over, mission accomplished, everybody wins. Unfortunately, this is not the case. We have few tools at our disposal and those are proving to be wholly ineffective at fighting the guerillas.

The idea behind fighting a guerilla army is not to destroy its every man (an impossibility since he hides himself by day amongst the populace). Rather the idea in guerilla warfare is to erode or destroy his base of support.

So long as there is support for the guerilla, for every one you kill two more rise up to take his place. More importantly, when your tools for killing him are precision guided munitions, raids and other acts that create casualties among the innocent populace, you raise the support for the guerillas and undermine the support for yourself. (A 500-pound precision bomb has a casualty-producing radius of 400 meters minimum; do the math.)"


I'm surprised so few troops are speaking out. This man has an sound perspective from his assignment in Civic Affairs. The sad thing is that media today is so well controlled by advertisers, that sometimes the truth is unpopular, so unavailable in America. Good thing there are blogs out there. Otherwise, some information would not be available.

Answer 3

Not only that... and an open end to extend an Immoral War in Iraq!
Most future re-pukes candidates for presidency have the same plane, the GOP ideology at large.

Answer 4

Pretty much. Read Richard Clarke's book "Against All Enemies" for a good understanding of America's failure on the war on terror... or is it the "war against fundamentalism"? Or the "War against insurgencies"? ... or the "War against global extremism"? or whatever bull***t Bush wants to call it.

Answer 5

No you dunce, we were attacked on 9/11 a day too long ago for a bufoon like you to remember. These savage cro-magnons do not need provocation-they provoke. You are probably giddy about facing mecca on a prayer rug and if idiots like you had their way, you would be. That way your female relatives could have their genitalia mutilated and be forced to wear attire that would put you and your clansmen friends to shame. If you think America is bad, move to France, where muslims riot anytime anyone teases them in jest in a paper.

Of course, only America needs to be understanding in your feeble mind. How about checking yourself into the mental institution nearest you. There are good people there who can help you!

Answer 6

Yes, BUSH this Moron is a very very slow learner. The guy is a meat head -"dead from neck up.

Answer 7

Thats a good way of putting it.

Answer 8

No, he's also saying "I need 9 billion more dollars to pay for it."

Answer 9

Pretty much, that and his stupid ideas to win it.

Answer 10

No, are you not listening to him? He's a Texan and he says what he means and means what he says - if you can understand what it is he is saying. If you can't it doesn't help you to listen to him.