Comments on: Al-Sadr Creating More Unrest http://www.savethegop.com/2008/03/25/al-sadr-creating-more-unrest/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:36:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ben http://www.savethegop.com/2008/03/25/al-sadr-creating-more-unrest/#comment-337944 Ben Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:27:27 +0000 http://www.savethegop.com/2008/03/25/al-sadr-creating-more-unrest/#comment-337944 I think we have to give most of the military a better level of congratulations than most of you have. Since the new strategy was adopted a year ago we all know the situation has turned around completly. This strategy has been well executed by all levels of the military, especially the mid to lower levels of the military. For example, many colonels have had to basically "run" parts of Iraq in conjunction with tribal leaders and Iraqi military officials. Now that those buffons Rumsfeld, as well as General Casey and General Abizaid are gone the situation is improving. Their strategy was obviously massively flawed and I think we have to give John McCain credit for pointing it out earlier. In relation to the actual post about Muqtada Al-Sadr, it is worth noting that in Basra the operation to take on the militia is being done almost entirely by Iraqis. (I think the U.S. Military is providing air support). Some have defined success in Iraq as "an Iraq that can stand up for itself and is an ally wth us in the War on Terror." Everyone is going to hate on this, but I think the fact that the Iraqi Army is conducting an independent operation against the Iranian backed Al-Sadr is a good measure of success. I think we have to give most of the military a better level of congratulations than most of you have.

Since the new strategy was adopted a year ago we all know the situation has turned around completly. This strategy has been well executed by all levels of the military, especially the mid to lower levels of the military. For example, many colonels have had to basically “run” parts of Iraq in conjunction with tribal leaders and Iraqi military officials. Now that those buffons Rumsfeld, as well as General Casey and General Abizaid are gone the situation is improving. Their strategy was obviously massively flawed and I think we have to give John McCain credit for pointing it out earlier.

In relation to the actual post about Muqtada Al-Sadr, it is worth noting that in Basra the operation to take on the militia is being done almost entirely by Iraqis. (I think the U.S. Military is providing air support). Some have defined success in Iraq as “an Iraq that can stand up for itself and is an ally wth us in the War on Terror.”
Everyone is going to hate on this, but I think the fact that the Iraqi Army is conducting an independent operation against the Iranian backed Al-Sadr is a good measure of success.

]]> By: Mike http://www.savethegop.com/2008/03/25/al-sadr-creating-more-unrest/#comment-337836 Mike Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.savethegop.com/2008/03/25/al-sadr-creating-more-unrest/#comment-337836 To separate these many blunders from the responsibility of both the Pentagon and the Whitehouse is a mistake IMO. The post-Vietnam officer corps is ill-equipped to lead any sort of fight, much less one that involves creative, outside the box thinking. Bush has botched both fronts of this war badly, but the military leadership has done just as badly if not worse than he has when it comes to decision making. The sad part is that many of the younger, more dynamic officers are not being rewarded for their success on the ground by their superiors. An exodus of young officers leaving the military is going to cripple us for the next 25 years or so. To separate these many blunders from the responsibility of both the Pentagon and the Whitehouse is a mistake IMO. The post-Vietnam officer corps is ill-equipped to lead any sort of fight, much less one that involves creative, outside the box thinking. Bush has botched both fronts of this war badly, but the military leadership has done just as badly if not worse than he has when it comes to decision making.

The sad part is that many of the younger, more dynamic officers are not being rewarded for their success on the ground by their superiors. An exodus of young officers leaving the military is going to cripple us for the next 25 years or so.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.savethegop.com/2008/03/25/al-sadr-creating-more-unrest/#comment-337834 Ryan Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:25:14 +0000 http://www.savethegop.com/2008/03/25/al-sadr-creating-more-unrest/#comment-337834 Going to war was not the blunder per se, but the gross incompetence in the aftermath serves as the origins of the blunders throughout the conflict. But what should we expect from an administration who talks about platitudes instead of realities. Instead of having a realistic plan, Bush went along with a bunch of idealist nonsense that was bound to fail. Going to war was not the blunder per se, but the gross incompetence in the aftermath serves as the origins of the blunders throughout the conflict. But what should we expect from an administration who talks about platitudes instead of realities. Instead of having a realistic plan, Bush went along with a bunch of idealist nonsense that was bound to fail.

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