“Military success on the ground now demands that we expand the rules of engagement to allow our troops to shoot more of the jihadists, disarm the militias, train even more Iraqis troops to take over security more quickly, and seal the Syrian and Iranian borders. This solution, of course, is easier said than done. The military must use more force against those who are destroying Iraqi democracy at precisely the time the American public has become exasperated with both the length and human cost of the war. Imagine this war as a sort of grotesque race. The jihadists and sectarians win if they can kill enough Americans to demoralize us enough that we flee before Iraqis and Afghans stabilize their newfound freedom. They lose if they can’t. Prosperity, security and liberty are the death knell to radical Islam. It’s that elemental.” —Victor Davis Hanson
The above from “The Patriot Post” Patriot Vol. 07 No. 02
Why is it that the leftist elites cannot understand such simple things? Pelosi et al, all say that they are not in favor of surrender in Iraq. Yet? They constantly place our troops in an un-winnable meat grinder situation. I say turn the troops loose. Get rid of un-realistic Rules of Engagement that get our people killed, while at the same time insuring defeat. The Republican leadership is guilty of doing the same things, so this is not a partisan thing. Many years ago there was a story written in a national magazine. Life Magazine possibly; called “The Politics of Defeat” or something much the same. Different war, same ideology.
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