My dad finally got to commenting. Sweet. As for the food issue, that is sort of the exception that proves the rule. It took a long time to get me my food, but I'm more impressed that they got it period. They keep everyone fed and supplied all over the world. They're pretty good at it. It's a cheap shot, especially when you consider where special MREs rate on the priority scale.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see we have three branches of governemnt again. I'm very concerned that the current commander-in-chief is more about the title than the related responsibilities and does not seem to understand that you can delegate authority but not total responsibility.
That said, the plan articulated by Gen Petraus is one that should have been implemented four years ago, and it involves nothing particularly revolutionary or surprising. I guess common sense isn't so common and a degree in history in no way implies an understanding of it.
And I will pore plenty of wrath on the current congress because they deserve it too. It is by coincidence that I'm blogging with an incompetent Democractic congress with spineless leadership. The last congress gave me plenty of material too.
Deadlines are all great, but deadlines are only useful if they are attainable. Deadlines constructed to make the people that see Michael Moore movies as their twisted pornography happy are not useful to anyone. It doesn't matter if a Democrat or a Republican wins in 2008, this mess won't be legislated away neatly by 20 January 2009.
In short, pull out a map and tell me how far it is by helicopter from Kuwait to Baghdad, Iraq. I'll be nice, start right at the border. Look up on janes.com the speed and range of a helicopter. Tell me how long that trip would take and how many refuelings you'd need just based on the open source information. Now explain to me why the idea of small reaction force or counterterrorist force in Kuwait tells me that few in congress are serious about created real alternative plans.
I am way too inexperience to call myself an expert or even particularly knowledgeable about these matters. I do know enough to know that the plans being voiced are absurd political compromises with no basis in reality.
I had a funny moment at work where I had to explain some weather stuff to another weather guy. I used technical terms properly and was able to explain them in lay language. Who knew?
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