The war was won.
Reconstruction was always going to be the problem given the massive instability within the region.
Terrorists can simply move back and forth through miles of unsecured area.
They have been doing this for _YEARS_ in Saudi, Kuwait and other areas.
Couples that with Bush & Co. unwilling or unable to commit more ground forces and you have a world of shit.
If you read about the generals asking for more troops to solidify and guard _warehouses_ of small arms the U.S. forces over took while the invasion was taking place.
They had to leave shit like that behind, rather than being able to secure it. There were not enough ground forces.
Bush had a noble goal that I could agree with (I don't agree with the pretext of the invasion the whole WMD bit was a farce).
That area is a terrorist hotbed--as people are seeing now. Iraq has just become the latest target.
Before it was American workers, diplomats etc. in various countries.
However, it was extremely naive, if not negligent to refuse to send adequate forces to ensure a successful reconstruction period.
The administration just needs to swallow some pride, regroup and finish the job--rather than worry about the latest bullshit poll.
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Originally posted by eatapeach
this is the kind of response you get when people shut off their minds and start running their mouths.
this war is already lost, but people's egos won't allow them to accept it.
95% of the time the american troops are hiding in fortified bunkers and when they come out of hiding you read about it in the papers the next day.
the way things are going with the US killing shiite leaders and generally pissing off the friendly iraqis this will escalate into something that the american "planners" never dreamed of.
the attack on the italians happened outside of the geographical rectangle called the "sunni triangle," so it's obvious this situation is already spiraling out of control.
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