Sadly, we've tied our troops' hands in Iraq
It is ironic that the FBI has gotten sucked into the shoot-first-and-ask questions later investigation of Blackwater. Do you remember Ruby Ridge and the Randy Weaver shoot-out? Must have seemed to be the thing to do at the time.
I wonder if there would still be a war in Iraq if our troops had not been sent there with their hands tied and told to kill anyone who was carrying a weapon but was not in a uniform.
Blackwater is composed of many retired military folks who learned the hard way that presenting yourself as a target is not a prudent thing to do when around people who hate you. We should look at the record of how many duties they have performed successfully that politically correct politicians and other riff-raff in and around our government don't want to succeed in Iraq. They have the right idea. Trust no one in Iraq.
We have no Arab friends in the world. Think of that when you fill up your tank this week and support our fighting people.
Ken Sawyer
High Point
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"U.S. interests are served by having strong alliances and can be promoted within the U.N. and other multilateral organizations, as well as through well-crafted international agreements."
" .. war .. conducted incompetently, in part because the administration's political goals kept shifting and in part because it was not, at the start, committed to the decisive use of military force. ... If there is any lesson from history, it is that small powers with everything to lose are often more stubborn than big powers, for whom the conflict is merely one among many problems. The lesson, too, is that if it is worth fighting for, you had better be prepared to win. Also, there must be a political game plan that will permit the withdrawal of our forces ... "
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20000101faessay5-p0/condoleezza-rice/campaign-2000-promoting-the-national-interest.html
.. would someone please post stat's on the current "Coalition of the Willing"? Thanks in advance.
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" .. any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism. Worse, there is a virtual consensus in the world against an attack on Iraq at this time. So long as that sentiment persists, it would require the U.S. to pursue a virtual go-it-alone strategy against Iraq, making any military operations correspondingly more difficult and expensive. The most serious cost, however, would be to the war on terrorism. Ignoring that clear sentiment would result in a serious degradation in international cooperation with us against terrorism. And make no mistake, we simply cannot win that war without enthusiastic international cooperation, especially on intelligence."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002133
Posted on November 21, 2007 5:55 AM
Kudos to the n-r, they saw fit to repeat a good lte.
Posted on November 21, 2007 6:59 AM
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful that Ken Sawyer didn't do his usual "Dems = Bad" and
"Republicans = Righteous" routine. Guess he realized it doesn't sell anymore. (unless you are Tony Mostschitti or neocon)
Posted on November 21, 2007 9:30 AM
"We have no Arab friends in the world." So this justifies opening fire on any collection of them? I hope you're not in my neighborhood any time soon, lest you might see my Arab neighbor having a barbecue, and decide to blast away. I'd hate to get struck by a stray bullet.
So now the dwindling minority is sinking so low as to defend the actions of Blackwater? These are overpaid, trigger-happy, mercenaries who operate outside of any laws, and because of the close relationship to the administration, they are completely free to do so. Anyone know how many of the $800 billion spent on the war have gone to these crooks? Soldiers making $20,000 can "retire" and be hired to do the same thing for over $200,000, only without the pesky regulations and attention to international laws. As long as we keep guaranteeing these criminals (at the top of Blackwater) billions, they'll keep doing the same thing.
What are you going to defend next (and try to blame on the media or democrats), the rape and murder of the child and her family?
Posted on November 21, 2007 10:08 AM
JDR, great information and links posted!
Howie; You speak my mind!
Shalom
Posted on November 21, 2007 10:47 AM
Neocon,
Thanks for stating that. I thought I was in some evil version of Bill Murray's Groundhog Day movie.
Posted on November 21, 2007 4:41 PM
Yes, the Arabs do have close friends right here in the US. The royalty in Saudi have friends in high places, the WH. Remember Saudi families were allowed to leave the US in 2001 after the destruction of the Twin Towers, the flight over PA and partial destruction of the Pentagon? This was a time when EVERYONE ELSE had to use ground traffic to get where they were going as there was a NO flight order in effect (for all us no bodies).
Howie, I thought they were already raping and murdering children and their families. Seems some soldiers (six or so) were charged with the crime and the cover-up. While these particular soldiers were not Blackwater, it would not surprise me if they were, esp. since Blackwater thinks the rules/laws are made for everyone else. They have no accountability, as expressed by the WH.
Posted on November 22, 2007 6:53 AM
Sawyer and neo have been drinking too long at the Ann Coulter/Sean Hannity "Fountain of Hate". Reality is just a concept to them, and it is either black or white.
Hope all had a great Thanksgiving Day! We have much to be thankful about--and that includes living in a country where the minority (neo, Sawyer and other Bush supporters) can believe they are right and anyone who disagrees is unpatriotic. Ain't freedom grand!
Posted on November 22, 2007 7:21 PM
"Sawyer and neo have been drinking too long at the Ann Coulter/Sean Hannity "Fountain of Hate".
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Posted on November 23, 2007 7:21 AM