now that the new general in charge of iraq war has said the same thing the last one did, will bush replace him

Question

what part of "there is no military solution to the iraq war" do the pugs not get?

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/08/iraq.petraeus/

Answer 1

ROTFL!

The previous commander in Iraq is being promoted to the position of 'Chief Of Staff' (the top general in the US Army).

Are you representative of the level of understanding that the anti-war movement has?

Answer 2

for those who love knee jerk question posting, here is the whole quote. In any war (Yes through history, learn it) Military is only part of a solution, and sadly you need both. Provide security is Paramount for any political solution.


"Speaking publicly Thursday for the first time since taking charge in Baghdad last month, Gen. David Petraeus said military action was necessary to improve security in Iraq but "not sufficient" to end violence altogether.

"There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq, to the insurgency of Iraq," Petraeus told a news conference, adding that political negotiations were crucial to forging any lasting peace.

Answer 3

We have been at war with radical Islam since Iran took our embassy people hostage during the Carter administration. We chose to ignore this disease known as international terrorism for decades. We finally realized that we are at war after the attack on 9/11. The only reason it ended up in Iraq right now is Saddam overplayed his hand. He would still be in power if he had cooperated with the UN inspectors. He liked making everyone believe he had horrible weapons. After 9/11 we could not take the chance that he did and might provide the technology to terrorists. Since we were still at war with Iraq since Dessert Storm, we took the opportunity to take out his perceived threat.

The terror supporting countries in the region realize the threat to them that a Free Iraq would pose, have been supporting the insurgency with money and sophisticated weapons. The disease of fundamentalist Islam tyranny cannot abide the cure that liberty brings to the long suffering people of the Middle East.

Answer 4

Hmmm, the last General was replaced....

By being Promoted to Chief of Staff of the Army. Casey didnt get relieved, he got a Bigger better job one step away from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Answer 5

I think you should read the whole article. Gen. Petraeus says that military actions is necessary though not the whole solution. You probably just got a little of that Kool-Aid mix in your eyes.

Answer 6

I hope not, he's going to run out of generals if that's the case. But I agree with Petraeus (is that how you spell it?) that a military solution is neither the only one, nor is it the best one.

I mean, we could always just try and kill of the insurgents, but that's not been working for the past several years...

Answer 7

Thats not an acceptable answer. We can crush anyone. There is ALWAYS a military solution.

Napalm would work.

Answer 8

No . . . there are no right-wing moron generals left to replace him with!