Constructive gadfly
Published on January 6, 2007 By stevendedalus In Politics

“Escalate - More boots to the zone - counter insurgency - special force incursion - surge” — are irrelevant terms for the current Iraqi scenario. Rather, the linguistics of reality is “redeploy - troop withdrawal - cut and run - timetable.”  A surge not unlike a tsunami overwhelms but then recedes for victims to resurge havoc.

Not since the last Great War has there existed the merciless but realistic integrity of military strategy. From Korea onward skirmishes consist of eggs under boots and in the end but impasse and/or negotiations.

The occupation of Iraq has become an interminable holding action, consisting of pointless Humvee and Boot patrols moving toward inevitable skirmishes of no real consequence other than continual casualties. Kerry was thought to be indiscreet, not to mention unpatriotic, when he offered, “How do you ask the last man to die for a mistake?” Today’s troops are asking themselves, “Am I to die for no consequence, no purpose?”

 

Copyright © 2006 Richard R. Kennedy All rights reserved. Revised: January 6,  2007.

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Comments
on Jan 07, 2007
Today’s troops are asking themselves, “Am I to die for no consequence, no purpose?”

Are they? I haven't heard them in any significant number.

Good to see you back!
on Jan 09, 2007
No, I don't know for sure, but having combat experience I  damn well would have questioned what the hell we were doing there, especially when the command itself is screwed up.