To win a war, you win the battles one at a time. He who has the best training, equipment, and troops usally wins, even when out numbered. We have all three, and given the ability to fight as soldiers are supposed to be able to do, and the TIME to ferret out the enemy, we could easily win this war. We are, slowly but surely reducing the number of the enemy, and at a faster rate then they can replace them. Look at the numbers of enemy from other countries being captured or killed, it is going down becuase they can not keep finding all these young men that are actually willing to blow themselves up. Plus you can only use a suicide bomber once, they are not re-usable.

As Gen. George Patton once said, "Don't die for your country, let the other bastard die for his."

Great news and the more bad guys we get the better.
But they have time. Lots and lots of time. And an almost limitless population of mental defectives who are willing to die for a cause.

yeah right they were TERRORISTS ... they were INSURGENTS Id sooner believe a rock than ANYTHING coming from the implementors of this ILLEGAL war to justify the death of innocents they are ALL labeled terrorists ... helps them sleep at night

go sit in the corner and whack-off!!! Idiot!!!

>if so dude ... i have bridge to SELL YOU

forget the bridge I have something you can put to use right away
look at this here MAGIC BEANS ...

theres one born every minute i guess

Hey Rombios,

When the Iraqi Government establishes a working country what are you going to have to complain about?? As for the dead, thats what happens in a war, people on both sides die, just happy its more on the other side not ours. The difference is, ours are VOLUNTEERS. That means they went into the service willingly and knoew what to expect. Unlike you some people are willing to put their lives on the line asked to do so, when they believe in what they are fighting for. You need to read more. Your being warped by just one side of the stroy. I read both then make up my own mind, based on having been in teh military and also knowing that thruth usally lies somewhere in the middle of the two sides.

Oh and don't forget that the TERRORIST are working with and under the direction of a TERRORIST and it has nothing to do with land or fighting to get someone out of the country, they want to CONTROL the country and the VAST MAJORITY of Iraqis do not want them around.

Oh and lighten up, your retoric gains you no support, maybe a intelligent discussion on your part sometime might make others listen more.

ShadowWar before I respond let me respectively say that I appreciate your testicular fortitude in dealing with my
comments ... there are others who would just "delete" it ... whose nicknames I need not mention

I submit the following respectfully!

>When the Iraqi Government establishes a working country what are you going to have to complain about??

simply establishing a government doesnt mean anything .... there are civilian structures that must exist in support of
that venture for it to work.
we established a government in south vietnam ... where is it now?

the religious leaders are the primary reason why things havent nosed dived into oblivion ... lets see if they can still
hold things together in Iraq.

>As for the dead, thats what happens in a war, people on both sides die,

No, this isnt a true war its an invasion
this was a ONE SIDED declaration of war ... on a nation hobbled by 12 years of sanctions ... who couldnt even import
evaporated milk

>Unlike you some people are willing to put their lives on the line asked to do so, when they believe in what they are
>fighting for.

They are just doing their jobs right?
the trials at nuremburg should have thought us that THAT argument doesnt fly.

If this was such a noble deed ... why are the children of the architects of this war ... at home? the military has become
a pawn for the implimentation of their ideology ... but always as long as its SOMEONE ELSE' lives on the line.

>Your being warped by just one side of the stroy.

I beg to differ ... I have moral clarity ... from not being involved with EITHER side

>I read both then make up my own mind, based on having been in teh military and also knowing that thruth usally lies
>somewhere in the middle of the two sides.

I would argue that being in that institution has made you biased ... I doubt there is anything the military can do that
you would be opposed to ... again the nature of being in that institution

>they want to CONTROL the country and the VAST MAJORITY of Iraqis do not want them around.

How many suicide bombers were in Iraq when Saddam was running that country?
How many people were dying on the streets?
How many women were hiding behind viels?
How much oil were they pumping then compared to now (even with all the sanctions we imposed)?

YOu cant see that all this came about when we invaded?
And about suicide bombing ... you do understand that not everyone has cruise missiles and tomahawks or satellite guided
munition right? sometimes you have to use the only weapon you have at your disposal ... your body

And about the vast majority of iraqi's not wanting them around ... how many have you asked?
did you know that jerry bremer commisioned an informal poll that revealed over 80% of Iraq's wanted us OUT of their country.
that number rises to 90% if the kurds are removed from the count

did you know that iraqi leaders at the last arab summit voted that resistance is fully justified against an occupying force?

Hell, their choice of leaders clearly shows WE are the ones they dont want around ... no one we supported was chosen
Ahmed Chalabi aka the crook ... Iyad Allawi aka the pawn ... where are they now?

>Oh and lighten up, your retoric gains you no support,

I could care less for support ... its better to speak truth to power ... and let others reach their own conclusions.

ShadowWar before I respond let me respectively say that I appreciate your testicular fortitude in dealing with my
comments ... there are others who would just "delete" it ... whose nicknames I need not mention.

I allow it to the point that you are your own worst enemy. You see others see your post and realize why you post as you do, I don't have to delete them (unless it becomes personal) for people to see through your words to the meaning behind them.

simply establishing a government doesnt mean anything .... there are civilian structures that must exist in support of
that venture for it to work.
we established a government in south vietnam ... where is it now?

the religious leaders are the primary reason why things havent nosed dived into oblivion ... lets see if they can still
hold things together in Iraq.

You must not be reading the MSM:

Insurgent deal possible, Iraqi leader says (from the Seattle Times)

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Sunday that he thinks a deal is possible with seven Iraqi insurgent groups after a series of contacts involving his office and U.S. officials.

"The Americans have entered into negotiations with some of these groups with my blessing," a statement issued by Talabani's office quoted him as saying. "I think it is possible to reach an agreement with seven armed groups that visited me and who I met with."

No, this isnt a true war its an invasion
this was a ONE SIDED declaration of war ... on a nation hobbled by 12 years of sanctions ... who couldnt even import
evaporated milk

 

Your word play is pointless. An invasion is part of a war. And Iraq’s government and military was anything but hobbled by the sanctions. Its citizens were being shorted by the Government but not the military and the ruling party. It’s a war, under anyone’s definition who has worn a uniform.

 

They are just doing their jobs right?
the trials at Nuremburg should have thought us that THAT argument doesn’t fly.

 

If this was such a noble deed ... why are the children of the architects of this war ... at home? the military has become a pawn for the implementation of their ideology ... but always as long as its SOMEONE ELSE' lives on the line.

 

Well lets see, you volunteer? I did, and also have an app in to go over as a civilian. To train the Iraq Police. How about you? My son is only 7 but I have already started to instill in him the importance of EVERYONE doing something for their country, like serving time in the military.  Did you know that less than 1.5% of the population is in the military? So the odds of anyone being in the military is about 1 or 2 out of one hundred!

 

As for those trials you mention. The difference here is simple, those tried at the trials you mention were for things that the USA has never even thought of doing, I don’t think there will be any trials for putting underwear on someone’s head, although we tried our own for that. We have tried and convicted our own for anything that we saw that was remotely out of place.

 

I beg to differ ... I have moral clarity ... from not being involved with EITHER side

 

He who is unwilling to chose sides, will fight for nothing, and die a lonely person.

 

I would argue that being in that institution has made you biased ... I doubt there is anything the military can do that you would be opposed to ... again the nature of being in that institution

 

Oh not even close! You must not read all my post. Especially the one entitled “I am ashamed of my government.” Among others.

 

As for the rest of your diatribe, of course they want us out, would you not want a force, no matter how friendly or helpful they may be, removed so your own government can take over? Suicide bombings have gone down, that bears two possibilities. One, they are running out of people willing to blow themselves up (my pick) or they are losing the will to do this (also my pick). As the Iraqi people, they have increased from around 47 tips a month to the MNF-I (multi-national Forces- Iraq) in Jan 2005 when the program was launched to over 4500 a month today, just one year later. Go back and read my other articles on this subject.

 

Rambios, while I was fashioning this response and going back and forth to the article and your responses you had to resort to this “you drmiller are a coward ... content to talk out of his ass. Resorting to violence to compensate for obvious weaknesses and deficiency” I will ask you to please refrain from the personal attacks (calling someone a troll is no big deal, it’s the rest of the statement) Please.

 

Did you know suicide attacks in Iraq have gone from over 70 a day last year to about 24 a day now? And that the estimate for suicide bombers is 90% foreign terrorist? Iraqi’s are not that inclined to blow themselves up. It’s the outside people that account for the suicide attacks.

 

How do you account for this? Iraqis in certain areas of the country are taking their own action against terrorist. Many times these citizens are urged by their local tribal leaders to rid the area of the insurgent influence. In Fallujah and Ramadi, citizens have established checkpoints to keep terrorist out and six al Qaeda leaders have been killed in the area since September.

 

Try to be civil to the others that post also. Thanks.

Ever notice that everyone we capture (usually after a dip in poll numbers) is an Al Qaeda leader?
If they are all leaders ... who the hell is doing their fighting?
How the hell does a group name itself Al Qaeda in Iraq ... are the fricking nuts? ... the word Al Qaeda is a western
nome ... that a group would simply adopt such a thing tells me two things

1) either they are the biggest bunch of idiots on Earth
or
2) they a front for something else ... and the ones putting out videos/statements ARE NOT who we are capturing

Not true, no one in the article these comments are posted about was reported as a leader, nor in the other last two or three about terrorist being killed.

And as for the term/name Al Qaeda, its not a western word, Al-Qaeda, also spelled al-Qaida, is the Arabic word for “the base” or “the camp”—meaning the base or camp from which worldwide Islamic revolution will be fought. This was coinded by the BL himself.

Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, als usesthe term,  has pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a statement posted to an Islamic forum website on 17 October 2004. The statement attributed to al-Zarqawi's Jama'at Al-Tawhid wa Al-Jihad militant group said: "Talks, during which views were exchanged between Sheikh Abu Mus'ab...and brothers from Al-Qaeda, have been going on for eight months." The statement said that talks were interrupted for a time but then resumed, adding, "Our respected brothers in Al-Qaeda understood the strategy of Jama'at Al-Tawhid wa Al-Jihad in the land of the two rivers [Iraq] and the caliphates and their hearts opened to their approach.... We deliver to the nation the news that both Jama'at Al-Tawhid wa Al-Jihad's Amir [al-Zarqawi] and soldiers have pledged allegiance to the sheikh of the mujahedin, Osama bin Laden, and that they will follow his orders in jihad for the sake of God so there will be no more tumult or oppression, and justice and faith in God will prevail." The statement called on the "youth of this nation" to join al-Zarqawi's followers under the banner of Al-Qaeda.

Know thine enemy, then kill him.

As for those who don't serve, don't start pointing at Congress.

Members of the 108th Congress Who Served or Are Serving in the Military
Senate Military Experience
Note: 35 have served in an active or reserve status
Note: Some individuals served in more than one service
and/or reserve component
	Any	Active	Reserve
	Service	Duty	or Guard	Reserve	Guard
Army	16	9	10	7	3
Navy	8	8	3	3	0
Marine Corps	6	5	1	1	0
Army Air Corps	1	1	0	0	0
Air Force	4	4	3	1	2
Coast Guard	0	0	0	0	0
Total	35	27	17	12	5
House of Representatives Military Experience
Note: 121 have served in an active or reserve status
Note: Some individuals served in more than one service
and/or reserve component
	Any	Active	Reserve
	Service	Duty	or Guard	Reserve	Guard
Army	74	48	43	26	17
Navy	13	12	3	3	0
Marine Corps	7	7	1	1	0
Air Force	25	18	12	2	10
Coast Guard	3	1	2	2	0
Total	122	86	61	34	27

Detailed breakdown here: http://veterans.house.gov/vetlink/memberstats.htm

and here : http://veterans.house.gov/vetlink/seanatestats.htm

So be careful, many of our congress are bery well thought of veterans and they do have members of their families in the military.

As for TV the only shows I get to watch are Power Rangers and anything to do with Dinosuars (I have a 7 year old son) after he goes to bed I read, or write on my book (a serial killer novel ;0 ).