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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (75753)	12/13/2006 3:48:53 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Oh, I see. In your world, people whose predictions turn out correct are "nutjobs"..

To: jlallen who wrote (75753)	12/13/2006 4:21:19 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 93284

"Some military officers believe that Iraq has become a test of wills, and that the U.S. needs to show insurgents and sectarian militias that it is willing to stay and fight. "I've come to the realization we need to go in, in a big way," said an Army officer. "You have to have an increase in troops.... We have to convince the enemy we are serious and we are coming in harder." The size of the troop increase the Pentagon will recommend is unclear. One officer suggested an increase of about 40,000 forces would be required, but other officials said such a number was unrealistic. There are about 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. Unrealistic. Hmm. How about half that, then? According to Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, the Army and Marine Corps today cannot sustain even a modest increase of 20,000 troops in Iraq. Thank God we're not reality-based! Because that would be a disaster!" "