What is the primary function of the military establishment? How would you gauge their performance?
On a scale of 1 to 10, where would you put "winning wars"?
The military could have "won" this war against a ragtag third-world country if the military had been allowed to fight it's battles. As Colin Powell says, if you are going to fight a war you go in with overwhelming force and win.
Period.
"Other than not winning the Iraq war as quickly as they were supposed to, - - - "
That's funny. I suppose you could say that the lawns are well manicured on the bases, the barracks are painted nicely, Runsfeld's office has been redecorated, his private dining room has a great chef and there hasn't been an escape from Guantanamo.
All of which seems to lag behind winning wars against third-world countries, wouldn't you say?
Arf
Current Events » in reply to Performance
"Other than not winning the Iraq war as quickly as they were supposed to, - - "
The whole thread (39 posts)
- Military publications: "Rumsfeld must go"
- Department of Defense responds:
- Wasting a reply on the homegrown insurgency
- No reaction from the Right?
- re: No reaction from the Right?
- "The opinion of the mainstream military"
- re: No reaction from the Right?
- Looks as if the only True Believers left are in the WH and here.
- LOL, good one Bowser (n/t)
- The editorial