Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Some Rare Honesty

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3 comments:

The Darkroom said...

This argument rests on three favorite neoconic mantras that are taken at face value but are either questionable (iraq will turn into a bloodbath if the us bails), preposterous (the safety of America depends on the outcome of the battle in the streets of Baghdad), or quixotic (the us would win if there were more troops).

In any case, one wonders where the additional troops would come from: a conscription would further precipitate the public demand for an end to an already unpopular war and the national guard is stretched to the max. This is about three years too late.

10/03/2006 5:24 AM
Tecumseh said...

In the meantime, W says:

One reason radicals are able to recruit young men...to become suicide bombers, is because of hopelessness. One way to defeat hopelessness is through literacy, [which gives] people the fantastic hope that comes by being able to read and realize [their] dreams.

Oh, puhleease!

But at any rate, yes, getting serious in Iraq sounds the right thing to do.

The costs of becoming a permanent police force in Iraq are becoming very difficult to sustain. The U.S. Army is stretched beyond its limits and many units now being recycled back for a third tour.[...] All this won't really come to a head until the 2008 elections, but it is worth taking the bull by the horns now. Should we impose a draft or will that only lead to a downward Vietnam-like spiral?

Hmmm...

10/03/2006 6:04 AM
The Darkroom said...

we have gained considerable ground in protecting America and in ensuring that we do not find ourselves surrounded by a ring of terrorist states
Canada & Mexico have joined the jihad?

Should we impose a draft
By all means yes, and preferably just before the elections.

10/03/2006 6:25 AM

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