Comments on: We Have Guarded Iraq Well

By: Purple Avenger

Purple Avenger — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:10:07 +0000

The pres and Rummy have said as much in the past. What they haven't done is say it 50 times in 50 different ways repeating the message every week.

By: Jimmy J.

Jimmy J. — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:37:36 +0000

An impressive analysis.

The regime change part was easy. Nation building is the hard part. It has, I believe, turned out to much more difficult than the administration expected. However, Bush, Rumsfeld, and the military did not lose their cool because things went against their expectations. They just sucked it up and kept working the problem. And we now know that they are succeeding. I am in awe of the fine young men and women who are bearing the burden. They are our finest!

The big picture strategy of bringing freedom and connectivity to the Muslim world to combat Islamism is best described in "The Pentagon's New Map" by Thomas P.M. Barnett. It is a bold idea that is going to be difficult to accomplish. But then major change is never easy. President Bush has tried to explain it in his speeches but the MSM and most people just don't grasp it. I probably wouldn't get it either if I hadn't read the book and understand the rationale behind the strategy.

In my less optimistic moments I wonder if the strategy will be successful. What I realize is, if it doesn't work, we are headed for something much more violent that will result in bloodshed on a much larger scale. And it is too bad because it needn't have occurred.

Pray for the patience and fortitude in the U.S. that will allow the strategy to work!

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:02:25 +0000

Thank you, dymphna. As I recall, you were about the only one who noticed my original post on the subject.

And now, I don't think you're missing the speeches we're both looking for. He's just not making the points and, for the life of me, I can't understand why he's not.

By: dymphna

dymphna — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:32:42 +0000

I agree with your assessment, both parts — that we are (fairly) effective as bodyguards for Iraq while at the same time the Bush administration has failed to lead in the form of speaking effectively to our country about our efforts and our strategy.

Or maybe I'm missing the speeches the President is giving around the country every week? Is he out there talking to us and the MSM is refusing to run his talks? That must be it. Or maybe I don't turn on the news enough…someone ought to tell him that silence does not make the heart grow fonder.

By: The Glittering Eye

The Glittering Eye — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:37:55 +0000

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By: Blue Star Chronicles

Blue Star Chronicles — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:53:12 +0000

Text of al-Zarqawi Safe-House Document

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By: beth

beth — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:41:14 +0000

This is a really good analysis. I had not looked at the war there this way. I had some vague unformed ideas about it, but thinking of it in terms of our troops being Iraq's bodyguard really makes sense.

Great post and insight!