If you take this a step further though, what about the project management that there is no glory in trying to do the impossible? Granted that the military did not have the option of declining, but don't you think that we as a country should know what we don't know? If this means learning more, great, but you make it sound like it's all the Iraqis' fault for not behaving properly ;) The current situation was not only predictable but predicted.
>I think we are in agreement. I should have said that the military has done >everything it has been asked to do that our military should be asked to do. >They should not be asked to be the police, or the local government, or the >border patrol. Had the Pentagon said up front, "We believe that our soldiers >will be performing these additional duties for the foreseeable future,", I >would have agreed under the Powell doctrine that we should have gone in with >400,000-500,000 troops. That never would have worked, though, because the >country would not have tolerated that many people in Iraq for this length of >time. Because of the deep internal divisions between Sunnis and Shias, I >don't think things would be all that different right now. There might be >less sectarian violence, but I don't think they would be any closer to a >political settlement than they are now. > >On 6/7/06, Jerry wrote: > > > >> Should they have been asked to do all of this? Absolutely not. >> >> >> >-- >--------------- >Robert Munn >www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208445 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
