Dear God (or Allah or Zeus or Tinkerbell), please tell me that my government is not going to wad up another 30-50k U.S. troops and throw them into the hell of Iraq. What could possibly be gained? Raise your hand if you think that one year from now we'll be drinking a toast to our great victory over "Terrorism"? Raise your hand if you think that ten years from now we'll be toasting the end of the "longest night"? Raise your hand if you think that by fighting in Iraq we're heading off a fight in the streets of Philadelphia against the terrorists? Come on.... honestly folks, what do we really think can happen once we "Surge" into Iraq... will they be shocked'd and awd'd, i.e., WOW'd more than they already are?
This is a foolish idea brought to us by folks that are having difficulties proving they can manage their way out of a closet. Jane Smiley has a nice piece on the historical perspective, but this Mark Benjamin's Solon article on the historical perspective of the U.S. fighting forces since 9/11 is very illuminating and worth the 4.5 minutes to read.
Raise your hand if you'd like to see the folks managing "Bush's Charge" lead from out front for a change...
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