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2008-11-26 Iraq

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-26 13:16|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 ...or 'winning the war' is just another way of ending it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-11-26 13:35|| 2008-11-26 13:35|| Front Page Top

#2 It's gonna be won by the time these popinjays get their act together. Then they can claim victory I guess.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-26 18:05|| 2008-11-26 18:05|| Front Page Top

#3 There is always more to the story. While Gates is not an Iraq hand, he will be a far better SecDef than some of the abject losers picked by previous Democrats, like draft dodger Harold Brown, wormy Senator Cohen under Clinton, and Robert MacNamara under Johnson, who thought he could treat the military like a business.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-11-26 18:18|| 2008-11-26 18:18|| Front Page Top

#4 You've left out the biggest loser.

In September, General Powell asked Aspin to approve the request of the U.S. commander in Somalia for tanks, armored vehicles and AC-130 Spectre gunships for his forces. Aspin turned down the request. Shortly thereafter Aideed's forces in Mogadishu killed 18 U.S. soldiers and wounded more than 75 in attacks that also resulted in the shooting down of three U.S. helicopters and the capture of one pilot.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-26 19:03|| 2008-11-26 19:03|| Front Page Top

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