[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Feb 6, 10:07 pm, "ScottW" wrote:
"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" wrote in ooglegroups.com...

On Feb 6, 5:58 pm, "ScottW" wrote:
On Feb 6, 11:57 am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"

wrote:
On Feb 6, 12:20 pm, "ScottW" wrote:
You offer no solutions, you support no course of action.

I fully support this COA, toopid. I have all along.

I just think it's too late.

That's a brilliant piece of logic. You fully support a COA that
you don't think can work.

Is the same logic that creates non-binding resolutions?
You supported it if it works but if it fails you can toss up an "I
told you so".

Tell me....why did you join the military when you really wanted to be
a politician?

What part of "I hope that it works,

The part where your value of soldiers lives and your fortune
is too great to pin on hopes.

Then you're right: we should pull out now. We blew it in Iraq. More
accurately, bushie, rummy, et al, blew it.

I'd be willing to give 18 months to see if there's any shift first,
but if you want to quit, be my guest.

If after 18 months, there's no sign of any shift, we cut our losses
and bail. No 12-year-plan (as that is no plan) based on one successful
COIN op.

if I was religious I would pray
that it works, and there are no other reasonable COAs to try, but I
think that it's too late" do you not understand?

I fully support the attempt. The status quo was obviously a dismal
failure.

God, but you're dumb.

Lord, spare this hypocrite...he cannot see.

Duh.

So, stay the course, or bail now?

That's what you seem to be arguing for, toopid. But I know that you
really mean "Stay there no matter what! We simply cannot have our
objectives thwarted!"

I, OTOH, am giving another 18 months. I agree with you that failure in
Iraq is not good for the US. Unfortunately, four years of bumbling by
your guys may have made that inevitable. I am willing to give GEN
Petreus and crew a chance at salvaging it. You want me to blindly say,
"This will no doubt work!" when the CG is not saying that. That's why
you are a moron.

Are you on drugs, toopid?

Moron.