On 1/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just my $.02 > > I think it's part fof the problem. Loathe can address training issues > better than I could. > The major issue I feel is poor planning at the top.... we tried to crack > an egg with a 20 lb sledge hammer. > > We have the best soldiers in the world (thank you by the way). But when > their not utilized in the best way, they can't be effective. > > Wouldn' t Iraq have been the best place for covert surgical strike and > precision operations? >
That was certainly my thought. I remember being completely shocked when the assault began and it appeared we were simply marching toward Baghdad, like some sort of World War 2 tank battle. I remember very distinctly thinking "This is going to get ugly". At the time, I figured we had some brilliant hidden strategy....the head-on assault was a decoy to provide cover for the tactical strikes, or something like that. After it became apparent that, no, this was our strategy....that's when I started to become worried. Like you said, it didn't seem like our soldiers...the best in the world...were being used in the best way. Hind sight is 20/20 of course, but that certainly turned out to be the case. -- Because a mainer to my vein, leads to a center in my head...and then i'm better off and dead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:224869 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
