On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Gruss G wrote: > > That sounds like you're hiding behind process to avoid accountability.
I have made clear to you what my position is. You want to end the war, I am directing you to the only people who might actually do what you want. When you talk about accountability, you can add to your list Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and the Democrats in Congress who continue to fund the war. They have controlled Congress for over a year and could have cut off funding at any time. > > Do you think foreign police work and nation building is the expected > norm for the US professional soldier? > History offers a clear answer. Germany was governed by foreign military, including the U.S. military, 1945-1949. Japan was governed by the U.S. military, 1945-1951. Later, civilians took over, governments were established, and both countries regained self-rule. The U.S. military plays the part in the short term, while civilians play the part in the long term. Tactically, the military should take charge of re-building in the short term. It shows good will and builds trust with the local populace - exactly what is needed in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258771 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
