It just keeps getting worse...
So, the latest news from the Iraq Civil War front is that President Bush has decided to escalate the numbers of American troops in Iraq, apparently in a "last ditch" attempt to defeat the insurgents.
You will appreciate that this comes against the advice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Iraq Study Group and just about every other sane person who has thought about the situation for more than an instant. The military is concerned that there are simply not sufficient numbers of men available to increase the American military presence in Iraq. Any increase will result in a disastrous shortage of replacements when scheduled rotations of units arise later in 2007. As we all know, the military is at the breaking point when it comes to personnel levels. The insurgents are winning the war of attrition, and they know it. Everybody seems to know it, except perhaps President Bush.
The President's position is incomprehensible, and may represent the biggest and most costly case of reality denial in American history. As one blogger pointed out yesterday, "If Bill Clinton had defied the Joint Chiefs of Staff like this, the GOP Caucus would be trying to impeach him." By the way, it also ensures that the GOP will be routed in the 2008 Presidential election.
By the way, four American soldiers died in Iraq today. That puts the total for December, 2006 at 67, as of noon EST on 22 December. The overall total for American servicemen and women in Iraq is fast closing in on 3000 since the War began.
You will appreciate that this comes against the advice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Iraq Study Group and just about every other sane person who has thought about the situation for more than an instant. The military is concerned that there are simply not sufficient numbers of men available to increase the American military presence in Iraq. Any increase will result in a disastrous shortage of replacements when scheduled rotations of units arise later in 2007. As we all know, the military is at the breaking point when it comes to personnel levels. The insurgents are winning the war of attrition, and they know it. Everybody seems to know it, except perhaps President Bush.
The President's position is incomprehensible, and may represent the biggest and most costly case of reality denial in American history. As one blogger pointed out yesterday, "If Bill Clinton had defied the Joint Chiefs of Staff like this, the GOP Caucus would be trying to impeach him." By the way, it also ensures that the GOP will be routed in the 2008 Presidential election.
By the way, four American soldiers died in Iraq today. That puts the total for December, 2006 at 67, as of noon EST on 22 December. The overall total for American servicemen and women in Iraq is fast closing in on 3000 since the War began.
posted by Rob Stewart | 10:54 AM
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