Fact: In his tour of duty commanding the training of the Iraqi military, his training results were a dismal failure, and all subsequent training programs have been to redo his failed efforts and undo the damage done during that tour of duty.
Fact: There have been major disappearances, losses and/or misplacement of large amounts of Iraqi weapons that were grossly mismanaged (at best) under his command. Almost certainly those weapons were ultimately sold on the Iraqi black market with some landing in the hands of criminals, insurgents and al Qaeda terrorists who used them to kill Americans and Iraqis.
Fact: Shortly before the 2004 presidential election Petraeus did something that active-duty commanders should not do. In late September he wrote an op-ed piece for The Washington Post obviously as a favor to the Bush campaign, in which he applauded what he called major progress by the Iraqi military, Iraqi police and Iraqi leadership.
2007-09-08 12:47:15 · 8 answers · asked by Richard V 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Is it not just "Throwing good money (and lives) after bad."
Here's the reality of the "surge":
* Iraqi civilian and U.S. and Iraqi military and police deaths are up
* The Iraqi government is tottering, and there is credible talk of an impending coup
* The Iraqi people, still without regular electricity and water and fearing for their lives whenever they go out to buy groceries, want the United States out
* 40 percent of the middle class has fled the country
2007-09-08 12:49:46 · update #1
Sad to say it but ,"W' has found himself another "yes man" ! I can't for the life of me wonder what happened to the Dems and why they're letting this tripe go on ! Most people can't fathom a million ,let alone a billion $$$$$$$ ! And please don't let us forget the killed and maimed US soldiers and Iraqi citizens ! Tell me it's not about the OIL and /or ' my way or the highway' attitude of "Jr.". Sorry, I've got to get off of my podium(my blood pressure is going through the roof).
2007-09-08 13:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by 1wiseguy 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
no. especially since there isnt an american alive that didnt know how that report would come out. You dont need psychic powers to predict those results.
2007-09-08 13:31:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
if you think for one minute that it is not going to toe the Shrub line and say "yeah! more bucks! more troops! Stay the course"....you would be more naive than the poor saps who voted for ol' what-me-worry.
Roll on January 2009. Please God, help Hillary get us out of this lethal mess, and bring our troops home safe!
2007-09-08 12:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by silentnonrev 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
NO.The troops should come home.You are right in everything you say but it's gonna be hard convincing people of the truth.
2007-09-08 13:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just salvaging our President Bush's legacy is worth more soldiers lives and taxpayers dollars than we have!
Stand By Our Masculine Cowboy, guys!
2007-09-08 12:49:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 7⤋
It's sad, so very sad.
2007-09-08 13:07:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
So, where did you get these "Invested in failure" talking points from? moveon.org?
2007-09-08 12:53:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
Thanks for the example of the mindset committed to losing the war effort no matter the cost...
2007-09-08 12:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋