http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/04/13/is-the-surge-working-better-question-does-it-matter/ quiet the monkey. live a better life. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:53:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/04/13/is-the-surge-working-better-question-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Joyce Davison Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:43:00 +0000 http://monkeyinmymind.com/?p=73#comment-254 Very good ideas, especially the last, of redeploying our forces to Afghanistan. It's very, very sad that we have torn Iraq apart in many ways, and that it will continue to bulge and rip at the seams when we leave (if ever!) because the war is being waged within the borders, amongst the tribes themselves. It's devastating, horrifying, and embarassing, not unlike the feeling we all had, when we left Viet Nam, after years of blood and tears, and useless maneuvers. Please send your observations to our presidential candidates! Very good ideas, especially the last, of redeploying our forces to Afghanistan. It’s very, very sad that we have torn Iraq apart in many ways, and that it will continue to bulge and rip at the seams when we leave (if ever!) because the war is being waged within the borders, amongst the tribes themselves. It’s devastating, horrifying, and embarassing, not unlike the feeling we all had, when we left Viet Nam, after years of blood and tears, and useless maneuvers. Please send your observations to our presidential candidates!

]]> http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/04/13/is-the-surge-working-better-question-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Terry Woolsey Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:38:34 +0000 http://monkeyinmymind.com/?p=73#comment-253 War is hell! And occupation is more hellish and very, very expensive. The secret here is the war ended almost five years ago. And we won! But now our military is being asked to mediate an eight century struggle between the Sunnis and the Shiites, and direct traffic in Bagdad in their spare time. In this debacle, the Bush/Cheney team has taken a page right out of Ronald Reagan’s playbook when he bankrupted the USSR into extinction. But unfortunately, and per usual, W is a little mixed up on the end game for his excellent adventure. He has America playing the role of the Soviets as this occupation depletes our treasury and decimates the greatest military force on the face of the planet. And somewhere from a cave in Pakistan, Bin Laden is watching this unfold with amusement. War is hell! And occupation is more hellish and very, very expensive. The secret here is the war ended almost five years ago. And we won! But now our military is being asked to mediate an eight century struggle between the Sunnis and the Shiites, and direct traffic in Bagdad in their spare time. In this debacle, the Bush/Cheney team has taken a page right out of Ronald Reagan’s playbook when he bankrupted the USSR into extinction. But unfortunately, and per usual, W is a little mixed up on the end game for his excellent adventure. He has America playing the role of the Soviets as this occupation depletes our treasury and decimates the greatest military force on the face of the planet. And somewhere from a cave in Pakistan, Bin Laden is watching this unfold with amusement.

]]> http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/04/13/is-the-surge-working-better-question-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Jackie O'Brien Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:31:56 +0000 http://monkeyinmymind.com/?p=73#comment-252 Brilliant analysis, sad truths! Thanks for the picture least we forget the tragic cost & the devastating loss & for the book link, as well, a great read. Write on! Brilliant analysis, sad truths! Thanks for the picture least we forget the tragic cost & the devastating loss & for the book link, as well, a great read. Write on!

]]> http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/04/13/is-the-surge-working-better-question-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Jed Wolfington Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:28 +0000 http://monkeyinmymind.com/?p=73#comment-250 Quagmire it is, what a sham. Quagmire it is, what a sham.

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