--- Damon, apologies. I see you were setting up the imbecility in Iraq, not defending it. You do seem aware of Vietnam.
>From the TokinGulf Lying Pretext to hearts and minds to never telling the truth about zones of control. (Yesterday even the Green Zone became a killing ground. On my blog, I got the following from a fellow who had read my "salvo": "As a matter of somewhat anecdotal support, I have a friend serving in the Balkans right now. Even with everything that's happened, even with changes in U.S. policy and international sentiment, the people over there are still extremely supportive and grateful for our presence. Moreover (and perhaps even more importantly), the troops we have there feel good about the job they're doing. From speaking with my friend I've come to believe that this has more to do with feeling like they're actually doing good, and getting feedback to that effect from the people around them, then the fact that none of them have died yet. (And death still is a possibility over there -- they still get shot at sometimes, and there's a shit-load of landmines left to clean up.) "What's really interesting is that, despite the high morale of our troops in the Balkans, most seem to dread a transfer to Iraq. "Quagmire," "Vietnam," "unplanned," and "wrong" are all words that have come from the troops themselves to describe that conflict. At least in the Balkans, it would seem that the working men and women of our military feel just as lied to as the rest of the nation." Those of you who have not read my salvo... at least go to the part comparing line-by-line the outcomes of our Balkans campaign - Pax Americana intervention waged by patient adults - to this outrage that is killing us daily, perpetrated by cranky draft doging little boys who are playing with our men and women like toy soldiers. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
