Jacob, I don't believe enough people appreciate the notion that "playing the game, changes the game". Also, war strategy changes based on the advancement of technology.
Second guessing, and believing we could possibly *know* the best strategy for taking out Iraq's military is an exercise in hubris. At some point, we simply have to have faith in our military leaders ability to lead and manage the war effort.
I've said this before, but feel compelled to repeat it. This is not the Vietnam era military. This is not the same military which fought in 1983 in Granada. Since Ronald Reagan's Presidency, the United States military has been rebuilt from the ground up.
It started by paying people better, by purchasing decent equipment, by building housing which families could feel proud to live in, by core values leadership training up and down the chain of command, by having the toughest drug testing program in the world, and by training, training and training, then training some more...
Fortunately, (unlike many countries), our business leaders have succeeded, and we were able to afford to pay the price of these endeavors. We're now witnessing the wisdom of that forward thinking. In the Gulf war, we saw this new military taking shape. And in the swift victory in Afghanistan, we saw how far it has come.
Invading Iraq and taking out Saddam's war machine will be no easy task. But I feel confident our military leaders will plan and execute well. In the end, the tyranny of his rule will be ended.
"Free Iraq, protect America".
(make a good bumper sticker don't you think? :) |
